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haploid (iou) and stickpin (oh)


haploid (iou)



haploid adjective & noun. E20.
[from Greek haploos single + -OID.]
Biology.
A. adjective. (Of a cell) containing a single set of unpaired chromosomes, as in a gamete; (of an individual) composed of haploid cells; Botany gametophytic. E20.
b. noun. A haploid organism, a gametophyte. E20.
haploidy noun haploid condition E20.

stickpin (oh)



AmE a decorated pin worn as jewellery