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morula
CIDE DICTIONARY
morula, n. [NL., dim. of L. morum a mulberry.].
The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres ), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also mulberry mass , segmentation sphere , and blastosphere . See Segmentation. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
morula, n. (pl. morulae) a fully segmented ovum from which a blastula is formed.
Etymology
mod.L, dimin. of L morum mulberry
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