[mʌɪˈəʊsɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores
(e.g: the sporophytes of green algae form spores only by meiosis)



Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in meiosis): modern Latin, from Greek meiōsis, from meioun ‘lessen’, from meiōn ‘less’. meiosis dates from the early 20th century