MORULA


Meaning of MORULA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmȯr-(y)ə-lə, ˈmär- ]

noun

( plural mor·u·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī)

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 -lər adjective

• mor·u·la·tion ˌmȯr-(y)ə-ˈlā-shən, ˌmär- noun

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