Morula Definition

môryə-lə, môrə-
morulae
noun
A solid mass of cells, somewhat like a mulberry in shape, formed by cleavage of an ovum in the early stages of embryonic development.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Morula

Noun

Singular:
morula
Plural:
morulae

Origin of Morula

  • New Latin mōrula feminine diminutive of Latin mōrum mulberry

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From diminutive of Latin morum (“mulberry").

    From Wiktionary

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