| 释义 |
mor·u·la
\ˈmȯrələ, ˈmär-\ noun
(plural moru·lae \-rəˌlē\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin morum mulberry + -ula
1. : a globular mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of the egg of many animals in its early development and distinguished from a typical blastula which may arise from it by the absence of any trace of a central cavity — compare gastrula
2. : a cluster of developing male germ cells especially in certain annelids in which final development of spermatozoa occurs outside the testis
• mor·u·lar \-_lə(r)\ adjective |