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megasporocyte

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megaspore mother cell

 
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–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.
meg·a·spo·ro·cyte   (měg'ə-spôr'ə-sīt', -spōr'-)   
n.  See megaspore mother cell.
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megasporocyte   (měg'ə-spôr'ə-sīt')  Pronunciation Key 
A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce megaspores as part of megasporogenesis. Also called megaspore mother cell.
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