tube nucleus
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tube nucleus

noun

Definition of TUBE NUCLEUS

: the one of the two nuclei formed by mitotic division of a microspore during the formation of a pollen grain that is held to control subsequent growth of the pollen tube and that does not divide again — compare generative nucleus

First Known Use of TUBE NUCLEUS

1939

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