1. Noun
The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also mulberry mass, segmentation sphere, and blastosphere. See Segmentation.
2. Noun
a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula
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