megaspore mother cell
noun Botany.
a diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to create four haploid megaspores.
Also called
meg·a·spo·ro·cyte
[meg-uh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr-] /ˌmɛg əˈspɔr əˌsaɪt, -ˈspoʊr-/.
Words nearby megaspore mother cell
megaris,
megaron,
megascopic,
megasporangium,
megaspore,
megaspore mother cell,
megasporocyte,
megasporogenesis,
megasporophyll,
megass,
megastar
Scientific definitions for megasporocyte
megasporocyte
[ mĕg′ə-spôr′ə-sīt′ ]
A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce megaspores as part of megasporogenesis. Also called megaspore mother cell