English Explanatory Dictionary

thelyblast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The nucleus of the impregnated ovum, as distinguished from that of the spermatozoon (called the masculonucleus or arsenoblast).

Word forms

thelyblast thelyblasts

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θῆλυς (thêlus, “female”) + -blast.

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