n.
Pronunciation: ' mo ̇ r-(y) ə -l ə , ' mär-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -lae \ - ˌ l ē , - ˌ l ī \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron
Date: 1874
: a globular solid mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of a zygote that typically precedes the blastula
– mor · u · lar \ -l ə r \ adjective
– mor · u · la · tion \ ˌ mo ̇ r-(y) ə - ' l ā -sh ə n, ˌ mär- \ noun