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microsporocyte

[ mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr- ]

noun

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

microsporocyte

/ 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of microsporocyte1

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

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