Embryo
Pronunciation : Em"bry*o
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [F. embryon, Gr. in) + brew.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant; as: (a) The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus). (b) The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination. In embryo, in an incipient or undeveloped state; in conception, but not yet executed. "The company little suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo." Swift.
pl. Embryos.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Em"bry*o
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913