morula

[ mawr-oo-luh, -yoo- ]

/ ˈmɔr ʊ lə, -yʊ- /

the mass of cells resulting from the cleavage of the ovum before the formation of a blastula.

Origin of morula

1855–60; < New Latin, equivalent to Latin mōr(um) mulberry + -ula -ule

mor·u·lar, adjective pre·mor·u·lar, adjective pseu·do·mor·u·lar, adjective

Morula, mor′ū-la, n. condition of an ovum after complete segmentation: button-scurvy.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various
A vertebrate ovum in this stage of complete segmentation is called the morula from its resemblance to a mulberry (Fig. 4).

The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity |George. S. Huntington
This stage is called the morula (“mulberry,” which it somewhat resembles in shape).

The Riddle of the Universe at the close of the nineteenth century |Ernst Haeckel
This morula, as I have called it, reproduces the next stage in the development of life.

The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science |Various

We called this accumulation of cells the mulberry state (Morula), because it resembles a mulberry or blackberry.

The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2) |Ernst Haeckel

morula

/ (ˈmɒrjʊlə) /

embryol a solid ball of cells resulting from cleavage of a fertilized ovum

morular, adjective

C19: via New Latin, diminutive of Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron

morula

[ môr′yə-lə, môr′ə- ]

The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres formed before the blastula and resulting from cleavage of the fertilized ovum.

mor′u•lar adj. mor′u•la′tion (-lā′shən) n.

morula

[ môr′yə-lə ]

The spherical embryonic mass of blastomeres that results from cleavage of the fertilized ovum and develops into the blastula.