English noun: fertilized ovum | |||
1. | fertilized ovum (body) (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) | ||
Synonyms | zygote | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cell | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | heterozygote, homozygote | ||
Domain category | being, genetic science, genetics, organism | ||