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pūtau

1. (noun) cell.

Ko te karihi tētahi wāhanga matua o te pūtau (RP 2009:360). / The nucleus is the main part of a cell.

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wāhanga pūtau

1. (noun) organelle - a specialised subunit within a cell that has a specific function.

wehenga pūtau

1. (noun) cell division.

Mā te miriona wehenga pūtau ka tupu mai he pēpi hou i te pūtau hua (RP 2009:227). / A new baby developes from a zygote through millions of cell divisions.

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pātū pūtau

1. (noun) cell wall.

kiriuhi pūtau

1. (noun) cell membrane.

pūtau hiko

1. (noun) cell (electric).

pūtau hua

1. (noun) zygote.

I roto i ngā tipu whaipua ka hangaia he pūtau hou, ka kīia ko te pūtau hua, koia e kawe ana i ngā ira o ngā pūtau o ōna mātua e rua (RP 2009:450). / In flowering plants when a new cell is produced it is called a zygote, and this carries the genes of the cells of the two parents.

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pūtau io

1. (noun) nerve cell.

E rua ngā momo pūtau io, ko te io tairongo me te io whakaneke (RP 2009:345). / There are two types of nerve cells, sensory nerves and motor nerves.

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pūtau toto

1. (noun) blood cell, blood corpuscle.

He mea hanga te toto ki te wētoto me ngā momo pūtau toto e toru (RP 2009:415). / Blood is made of plasma and three types of blood corpuscles.

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pūtau hema

1. (noun) gamete.

Ko te whakaputa uri tōrua he tukanga o ngā rauropi, e hono tahi ai ngā pūtau hema o ngā mātua e rua (te toa me te uwha) hei whakaputa uri (RP 2009:445). / Sexual reproduction is a process in organisms where the gametes of two parents (male and female) are combined to produce off spring (RP 2009:445).

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pūtau tipu

1. (noun) plant cell.

He mea hanga te kiritai o te pūtau tipu ki te pūtauhuka (RP 2009:361). / The epidermis of a plant cell is made of cellulose.

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pūtau toto mā

1. (noun) white blood cell, leucocyte.

Ko te pūtau toto mā: He nui ake ēnei pūtau i ngā pūtau toto whero, he mea hanga anō ki roto i te mongamonga kōiwi (RP 2009:415). / White blood cells: These blood cells are bigger than red blood cells and are made in the bone marrow.

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pūtau hiko kōmaru

1. (noun) solar cell.

pūtau toto whero

1. (noun) red blood cell, erythrocyte.

Ko te pūtau toto whero: Koia nei ngā pūtau e kawea ai te hāora mai i ngā pūkahukahu ki ngā wāhi katoa o te tinana (RP 2009:415). / Red blood cells: These are the cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body.

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pūtau-tahi

1. (noun) prostita.


2. (adjective) single-celled.


3. (adjective) unicellular.

pūtau hema-uwha

1. (noun) female gamete.

Ko te whakatōnga te hononga tahitanga o te pūtau hema-toa (te tātea) me te pūtau hema-uwha (te kākano) e puta ai he uri (RP 2009:450). / Fertilisation is the fusion of the male and the female gametes (sperm and egg) in order to produce offspring (RP 2009:45).

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pūtau hema-toa

1. (noun) male gamete.

Ko te whakatōnga te hononga tahitanga o te pūtau hema-toa (te tātea) me te pūtau hema-uwha (te kākano) e puta ai he uri (RP 2009:450). / Fertilisation is the fusion of the male and the female gametes (sperm and egg) in order to produce offspring (RP 2009:45).

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tipu pūtau-tahi

1. (noun) protophyta.

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