morula

[ mawr-oo-luh, -yoo- ]

noun,plural mor·u·las, mor·u·lae [mawr-oo-lee, -yoo-]. /ˈmɔr ʊˌli, -yʊ-/. Embryology.
  1. the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.

Origin of morula

1
1855–60; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin mōr(um) mulberry + -ula-ule

Other words from morula

  • mor·u·lar, adjective
  • pre·mor·u·lar, adjective
  • pseu·do·mor·u·lar, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for morula

morula

/ (ˈmɒrjʊlə) /


nounplural -las or -lae (-ˌliː)
  1. embryol a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum

Origin of morula

1
C19: via New Latin, diminutive of Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron

Derived forms of morula

  • morular, adjective

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Scientific definitions for morula

morula

[ môryə-lə ]


Plural morulae (môryə-lē′)
  1. The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres that results from cleavage of the fertilized ovum and develops into the blastula.

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