MORULA

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‖Mor″u‐la (?), n.; pl. Morulæ (#). [[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.