amphidiploid
[ am-fi-dip-loid ]
/ ˌæm fɪˈdɪp lɔɪd /
noun Biology.
a plant having the sum of the chromosome numbers of two parental species, owing to the doubling of the chromosomes in a hybrid of two species.
Words nearby amphidiploid
amphictyon,
amphictyonic,
amphictyony,
amphidamas,
amphidentate,
amphidiploid,
amphidromia,
amphidromic point,
amphigenous,
amphigory,
amphigouri
British Dictionary definitions for amphidiploid
amphidiploid
/ (ˌæmfɪˈdɪplɔɪd) /
noun
a plant originating from hybridization between two species in which the chromosome number is the sum of the chromosome numbers of both parental species. It behaves as an independent species