[ˈmɔːr(j)ʊlə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a solid ball of cells resulting from division of a fertilized ovum, and from which a blastula is formed


Phrases:

Origin:
early 19th century (in the sense ‘yaws’): modern Latin, diminutive of Latin morum ‘mulberry’. The sense ‘a solid ball of cells resulting from division of a fertilized ovum’ dates from the late 19th century and comes via German