Generative cell


generative cell
(jěn’ər-ə-tĭv)
A cell of the male gametophyte (pollen grain) of seed plants that divides to give rise directly or indirectly to sperm. See more at pollination.

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    noun, Linguistics. 1. a linguistic theory that attempts to describe the tacit knowledge that a native speaker has of a language by establishing a set of explicit, formalized rules that specify or generate all the possible grammatical sentences of a language, while excluding all unacceptable sentences. Compare . 2. a set of such rules. noun […]

  • Generatively

    [jen-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv] /ˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv/ adjective 1. capable of producing or creating. 2. pertaining to the production of offspring. 3. Linguistics. /ˈdʒɛnərətɪv/ adjective 1. of or relating to the production of offspring, parts, etc: a generative cell 2. capable of producing or originating adj. early 15c., from generate + -ive. Use in […]

  • Generative-phonology

    noun, Linguistics. 1. a theory of phonology that uses a set of rules to derive phonetic representations from abstract underlying forms.

  • Generative-transformational grammar

    [jen-er-uh-tiv trans-fer-mey-shuh-nl, -uh-rey-tiv-] /ˈdʒɛn ər ə tɪv ˌtræns fərˈmeɪ ʃə nl, -əˌreɪ tɪv-/ noun, Linguistics. 1. .

  • Generative-semantics

    noun, (used with a singular verb) Linguistics. 1. a theory of generative grammar holding that the deep structure of a sentence is equivalent to its semantic representation, from which the surface structure can then be derived using only one set of rules that relate underlying meaning and surface form rather than separate sets of semantic […]


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