noun
- organisms or cells having eight complete sets of chromosomes
Usage: biology; genetics
Examples
- The researchers studied octoploids in wheat varieties.
- Octoploids are rare in nature but can be created artificially.
- Some strawberry cultivars are octoploids with 56 chromosomes.
- The laboratory produced octoploids through chromosome doubling techniques.
- Octoploids often show increased vigor compared to their diploid relatives.