microsporocyte
[ mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr- ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈspɔr əˌsaɪt, -ˈspoʊr- /
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noun Botany.
one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
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Also called pollen mother cell .
Origin of microsporocyte
Words nearby microsporocyte
microspherocytosis, microsphygmy, microsplenia, microsporangium, microspore, microsporocyte, microsporogenesis, microsporophyll, Microsporum, microstat, microstate
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Scientific definitions for microsporocyte
microsporocyte
[ mī′krə-spôr′ə-sīt′ ]
A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores as part of microsporogenesis. Also called microspore mother cell pollen mother cell
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