Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Morula"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Morula \Mor"u*la\, n.; pl. {Morul[ae]}. [NL., dim. of L. morum a
mulberry.] (Biol.)
The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by
the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its
development; -- called also {mulberry mass}, {segmentation
sphere}, and {blastosphere}. See {Segmentation}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
morula
n : a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote
splits; develops into the blastula
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