Definition of "triploid" []

• Having three times the haploid number of chromosomes in the cell nucleus: triploid somatic cells. (adjective)
• A triploid organism or cell. (noun)

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• "The Tahiti or Persian lime you usually buy is a species that does not have seeds "because it is what we call a triploid," said Fred G. G.itter Jr., professor of citrus genetics and breeding at the"
• "I'm guessing the triploid was a goliath when it escaped."
• "It may be triploid, that is, with 3 sets of chromosomes instead of the normal double set, and this would account for its barrenness."