Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allopolyploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-lopoly-ploid
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species

noun

Such an organism

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English polyploid English allopolyploid From allo- + polyploid.

Inflected Forms

more allopolyploid (comparative) most allopolyploid (superlative) allopolyploids (plural)

Derived Forms

allopolyploidisation allopolyploidization autoallopolyploid

Frequently Paired Words

allodiploid allotriploid allotetraploid neoallopolyploid polyploid

Questions

What does allopolyploid mean?: Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
Where does allopolyploid come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)der. English allo- English polyploid English allopolyploid From allo- + polyploid.

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