Haploid (adj)
hap-loyd
single; simple.
(biology) pertaining to a single set of chromosomes.
First recorded in 1905–10. From Haplo- (single) + oid
Example sentences
“The problem is we can’t get it above the haploid number.”
Boscage (noun) bos-kij a mass of trees or shrubs; wood, grove, or thicket. 1350–1400; Middle English boskage. Middle French boscage. (more…)
