† monocellulen.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mono- comb. form, cellule n.
Etymology: < mono- comb. form + cellule n. Compare earlier monocellular adj.
Biology.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1890 Monocellule, a unicellular organism; an animal or plant which consists of a single cell.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).