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amphidiploid

[ am-fi-dip-loid ]

noun

Biology.
  1. 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.

amphidiploid

/ ˌæɪˈɪɔɪ /

noun

  1. 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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of amphidiploid1

First recorded in 1925–30; amphi- + diploid

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