mother cell

Noun
  1. Cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops (synset 111709219)
    "a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell"
    is a type of: cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
    subtypes: spore mother cell - cell from which a spore develops

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