- microspore mother cell
- a type of diploid cell that develops in the microsporangium of plants, has a large nucleus, and divides by meiosis to produce four haploid microspores.
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microsporocyte — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈspōrəˌsīt noun Etymology: microspore + o + cyte : a microspore mother cell * * * /muy kreuh spawr euh suyt , spohr /, n. Bot. one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis. [1935 40; MICROSPORE + O + CYTE] … Useful english dictionary
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