megasporocyte

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noun

a megaspore mother cell

OriginLatin cyta ← Ancient Greek κῠ́τος (kŭ́tos) ← English megaspore →
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Meanings

nounmegasporocyte (plural megasporocytes)

plural megasporocytes

  1. a megaspore mother cell

Origin

  1. Englishmegaspore
  2. Ancient Greekκῠ́τος (kŭ́tos)
  3. Latincyta
  4. Englishmegasporocyte

From megaspore + -cyte.

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APA

megasporocyte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megasporocyte

MLA

“megasporocyte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megasporocyte. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megasporocyte,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megasporocyte.

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