moruloidadj.
/ˈmɔːr(j)ᵿlɔɪd/, /ˈmɒr(j)ᵿlɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈmɔrəˌlɔɪd/ Medicine and Biology.
Resembling a morula or mulberry.
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oval1646
ovarious1730
oviferous1828
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ovulary1848
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multiovular1849
multiovulate1857
ovigenous1872
moruloid1880
ovuligerous1888
ovoblastic1922
1880–1 W. Saville-Kent Man. Infusoria I. 53 The moruloid or primary segmental division of the ovum of the Metazoa.
1938 Amer. Midland Naturalist 20 365 Eurythrips dissimilis sp. nov... Eyes coarsely facetted but not moruloid and not strongly protruding.
1958 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 45 696/2 When cultures are grown in this way, they frequently produce a dense, moruloid mass of actively dividing cells.
1993 Jrnl. Morphol. 215 31 Vaterite statoliths tend to be more often of moruloid appearance.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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