microsporocyte

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

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

Origin of microsporocyte

1
First recorded in 1935–40; microspore + -o- + -cyte
  • Also called pollen mother cell .

Words Nearby microsporocyte

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Scientific definitions for microsporocyte

microsporocyte

[ mī′krə-spôr′ə-sīt′ ]

  1. A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores as part of microsporogenesis. Also called microspore mother cell pollen mother cell

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