Definition
microsporocyte
noun
- A diploid cell in plants that undergoes meiosis to produce microspores; a pollen mother cell.
Usage: botany; technical
Examples
- The microsporocyte divides during meiosis to form four haploid microspores.
- In flowering plants, microsporocytes develop within the anther's pollen sacs.
- Each microsporocyte undergoes two meiotic divisions to produce pollen grains.
- The development of microsporocytes is essential for male gametophyte formation in seed plants.
- Botanists examined the microsporocytes under a microscope to study pollen development.