mi⋅cro⋅spo⋅ro⋅cyte / ˌmaɪ , -ˈspoʊr- / Show Spelled Pronunciation [ mahy-kruh -spawr -uh -sahyt , -spohr - ] Show IPA –noun Botany . one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
pollen mother cell
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microsporocyte Pronunciation Key
microsporogenesis. Also called microspore mother cell , pollen mother cell .
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[mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr-] 
krəˈspɔr