sporocyte
[ spawr-uh-sahyt, spohr- ]
/ ˈspɔr əˌsaɪt, ˈspoʊr- /
noun Biology.
a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
Words nearby sporocyte
sporo-,
sporoagglutination,
sporoblast,
sporocarp,
sporocyst,
sporocyte,
sporogenesis,
sporogenous,
sporogonium,
sporogony,
sporont
British Dictionary definitions for sporocyte
sporocyte
/ (ˈspɔːrəʊˌsaɪt, ˈspɒ-) /
noun
a diploid cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores