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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a solid mass of blastomeres that forms when the zygote splits; develops into the blastula

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural morulae) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin morum mulberry, from Greek moron Date: 1874 a globular solid mass of blastomeres formed by cleavage of a zygote that typically precedes the blastula • morular adjective • morulation noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (pl. morulae) a fully segmented ovum from which a blastula is formed. Etymology: mod.L, dimin. of L morum mulberry

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Morula Mor"u*la, n.; pl. Morul[ae]. [NL., dim. of L. morum a mulberry.] (Biol.) 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.