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megaspore mother cell

–noun Botany.
a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
Also called meg⋅a⋅spo⋅ro⋅cyte [meg-uh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr-] .
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megaspore mother cell  
n.   Botany
A cell that undergoes meiosis to produce four megaspores. Also called megasporocyte.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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