amphidiploid

noun

(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

Roots

amphiamphi- · Greek · both/double diploosdiplo- · Greek · double oeides-id · Greek · having the form of

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The word amphidiploid breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: amphi-, from Greek amphi (“both/double”); diplo, from Greek diploos (“double”); and -id, from Greek oeides (“having the form of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.