cytococcus
English
Noun
cytococcus (plural cytococci)
- (biology) The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell.
- 1874, Ernst Haeckel, The Evolution of Man:
- from the mixture of the two forms the parent-kernel (cytococcus) seems to originate
- 1991, Pang-yen Huang, Bangyan Huang, Qian Yang, editors, Proceedings of the International Citrus Symposium: Guangzhou, China, Nov. 5-8, 1990, International Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 524:
- After fertilization, cytococci divided speedily and free edosmosis with nuclei formed, started the growth of the embryo.
References
- “cytococcus”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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