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Noun: fertilised ovum
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: fertilized ovum)
  1. (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
    - zygote, fertilized ovum

Derived forms: fertilised ova

Type of: cell

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