microsporocyte
[ mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr- ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈspɔr əˌsaɪt, -ˈspoʊr- /
noun Botany.
one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
Words nearby microsporocyte
microspherocytosis, microsphygmy, microsplenia, microsporangium, microspore, microsporocyte, microsporogenesis, microsporophyll, microsporum, microstat, microstate
Origin of microsporocyte
Also called pollen mother cell.
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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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