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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A spherical mass of blastomeres that forms following the splitting of a zygote; it becomes the blastula
2. 2
   a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula wordnet

Etymology

From diminutive of Latin morum (“mulberry”).

Related phrases

morula cellsperm morula

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