The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cytula
Cytula \Cyt"u*la\ (s?t"?-l?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`tos a hollow
vessel.] (Biol.)
The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, from the development
of which the child or other organism is formed.
--H[ae]ckel.
Wiktionary
cytula
n. (context biology English) The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, whose development produces the child or other organism.