单词 | sporocyte |
释义 | sporocyte in British English (ˈspɔːrəʊˌsaɪt, ˈspɒ-) noun a diploid cell that divides by meiosis to produce four haploid spores sporocyte in American English (ˈspɔrəˌsait, ˈspour-) noun Biology a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell Word origin [1890–95; sporo- + -cyte]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blanket roll, blip, honky-tonk, masochism, plein-air-cyte is a combining form meaning “cell,” used as the final element in compound words.Other words that use the affix -cyte include: choanocyte, monocyte, oocyte, solenocyte, spermatocyte |
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