megaspore mother cell

noun

A cell that forms four megaspores by meiosis; a megasporocyte.

Meanings

nounmegaspore mother cell (plural megaspore mother cells)

plural megaspore mother cells

  1. A cell that forms four megaspores by meiosis; a megasporocyte.
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