hexaploid

[ hek-suh-ploid ]
/ ˈhɛk səˌplɔɪd /
Biology

adjective

having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.

noun

a hexaploid cell or organism.
Compare polyploid.

Origin of hexaploid

First recorded in 1915–20; hexa- + -ploid

OTHER WORDS FROM hexaploid

hex·a·ploi·dy, noun

Words nearby hexaploid

hexangular, hexanitrate, hexanoic acid, hexapartite, hexapla, hexaploid, hexapod, hexapody, hexarchy, hexastich, hexastichon