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embryo
noun
[L. embryon; Gr. to shoot, bud, germinate. The Greek word is contracted, and if so, it coincides in elements with Eng. brood and breed.]
In physiology, the first rudiments of an animal in the womb, before the several members are distinctly formed; after which it is called a fetus.
embryo
The rudiments of a plant.
embryo
The beginning or first state of any thing not fit for production; the rudiments of any thing yet imperfectly formed. The company little suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo.
embryo
adjective
Pertaining to or noting any thing in its first rudiments or unfinished state; as an embryon bud.