microsporocyte

[ mahy-kruh-spawr-uh-sahyt, -spohr- ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈspɔr əˌsaɪt, -ˈspoʊr- /

noun Botany.

one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
Also called pollen mother cell.

Origin of microsporocyte

First recorded in 1935–40; microspore + -o- + -cyte

Scientific definitions for microsporocyte

microsporocyte
[ mī′krə-spôrə-sīt′ ]

A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores as part of microsporogenesis. Also called microspore mother cell pollen mother cell