"morula" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɔːɹələ/ Forms: morulas [plural], morulae [plural]
Etymology: From diminutive of Latin morum (“mulberry”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|morum||mulberry}} Latin morum (“mulberry”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|morulae}} morula (plural morulas or morulae)
  1. (embryology) A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula Wikipedia link: morula Categories (topical): Embryology Derived forms: morula cell, sperm morula Related terms: moruloid Translations (spherical mass of blastomeres): 桑葚胚 (sāngshènpēi) (Chinese Mandarin), morula (Finnish), morula [feminine] (French), morula [feminine] (Polish), mórula [feminine] (Spanish), morula [common-gender] (Swedish)

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