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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium | |
| Related terms: | plant botany | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] in an early stage of development | |
| Synonyms: | in_embryo embryotic embryonic | |
| Examples: | "the embryo government staffed by survivors of the massacre" "an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing" "an idea in embryo" |
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| Related terms: | early | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (zoology,embryology) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life | |
| Synonyms: | fertilized_egg conceptus | |
| Related terms: | animal blastula gastrula morula umbilical_cord | |
| Similar spelling: |
Embry embryotic embryonic embryonal Embury Embrey embrown embroil ember embroiled embroider embrocate Embree |
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