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octoploid
oc·to·ploid [ óktə plòyd ] (plural oc·to·ploids)


noun 
Definition:
 
nucleus with eight sets of chromosomes: a cell nucleus or an organism, especially a plant, containing eight haploid sets of chromosomes
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