mor·u·la (môr'yə-lə, môr'ə-) n.
pl.mor·u·lae (-lē') The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres formed before the blastula and resulting from cleavage of the fertilized ovum.
[New Latin mōrula, feminine diminutive of Latin mōrum, mulberry.] mor'u·lar adj., mor'u·la'tion n.