microsporocyte

American  

[mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr-] / ˌmaɪ krəˈspɔr əˌsaɪt, -ˈspoʊr- /

noun

Botany.

1. one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.

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microsporocyte Scientific  

/ mī′krə-spôr′ə-sīt′ /

1. A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores as part of microsporogenesis.

2. Also called microspore mother cell pollen mother cell

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Etymology

Origin of microsporocyte

First recorded in 1935–40; microspore + -o- + -cyte