quadrant cell
Biology
noun
Each of the four cells formed by two successive divisions of a cell, especially as occurs in an early stage of plant embryogenesis.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Frederic Bower (1855–1948), botanist. After German Quadrantenzelle.
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