I. adjective
also oc·ta·ploid ˈäktəˌplȯid
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary octa- + -ploid
: eightfold in appearance or arrangement ; specifically : having a chromosome number eight times the basic chromosome number
• oc·to·ploi·dy ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌplȯidē noun -es
II. noun
( -s )
: an octoploid individual