1. hexaploid - Noun
2. hexaploid - Adjective
hexaploid (not comparable)
Having six complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell
hexaploid (plural hexaploids)
A cell or organism that has six complete sets of chromosomes
From this diversity only two species, the hexaploid European plum (Prunus domestica) and the diploid Japanese plum (Prunus salicina and hybrids), are of worldwide commercial significance. Source: Internet
Origin The wild ancestor of Avena sativa and the closely related minor crop, A. byzantina, is the hexaploid wild oat A. sterilis. Source: Internet
Others are tetraploid (four sets, 28 chromosomes total), hexaploid (six sets, 42 chromosomes total), octoploid (eight sets, 56 chromosomes total), or decaploid (ten sets, 70 chromosomes total). Source: Internet