Blastula Definition
blăschə-lə
blastulae, blastulas
noun
An embryo at the stage of development in which it consists of usually one layer of cells around a central cavity, forming a hollow sphere.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Blastula
Noun
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blastulaPlural:
blastulae, blastulasOrigin of Blastula
From New Latin, diminutive of Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastos, “a germ, bud, sprout, shoot”), from βλαστάνειν (blastanein, “to bud, sprout, grow, properly of plants, but also of animals”).
From Wiktionary
New Latin from Greek blastos bud Latin -ula feminine diminutive suff.
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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