microsporocyte
American
[mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr-]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈspɔr əˌsaɪt, -ˈspoʊr- /
noun
Botany.
microsporocyte
Scientific
/ mī′krə-spôr′ə-sīt′ /
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A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores as part of microsporogenesis.
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Also called microspore mother cell pollen mother cell
Etymology
Origin of microsporocyte
First recorded in 1935–40; microspore + -o- + -cyte
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