Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amphidiploid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
am-phidiploid
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents

noun

Such an organism

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís)lbor. English amphi- English diploid English amphidiploid From amphi- + diploid.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does amphidiploid mean?
Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents
Where does amphidiploid come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi Ancient Greek ἀμφίς (amphís)lbor. English amphi- English diploid English amphidiploid From amphi- + diploid.

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