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
Words nearby microsporocyte
microspherocytosis,
microsphygmy,
microsplenia,
microsporangium,
microspore,
microsporocyte,
microsporogenesis,
microsporophyll,
microsporum,
microstat,
microstate
Scientific definitions for microsporocyte
microsporocyte
[ mī′krə-spôr′ə-sīt′ ]
A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores as part of microsporogenesis. Also called microspore mother cell pollen mother cell