mor·u·la (môr y -l, môr-)n. pl. mor·u·lae (-l   ) The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres formed before the blastula and resulting from cleavage of the fertilized ovum. [New Latin m  rula, feminine diminutive of Latin mrum, mulberry.]mor u·lar adj.mor u·lation n. |
morula [ˈmɒrjʊlə]
n pl -las, -lae [-ˌliː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Embryol a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum
[via New Latin, diminutive of Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron]
morular adj
| morula (môry-l) Plural morulae (môr y-l) The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres that results from cleavage of the fertilized ovum and develops into the blastula. |
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| Noun | 1. |  morula - a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastulaconceptus, fertilized egg, embryo - an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life |
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