Meanings
adjectivepentaploid (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyThat has five haploid sets of chromosomes
nounpentaploid (plural pentaploids)
plural pentaploids
- A cell or organism with five haploid sets of chromosomes.
Origin
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APA
pentaploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaploid
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“pentaploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaploid. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pentaploid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pentaploid.
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