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Embryo
Em′bry-o
,Noun.
pl.
Embryos
(#)
. [F.
embryon
, Gr. ἔμβρυον
, perh. fr. [GREEK] in (akin to L. [GREEK] E. in
) + [GREEK] to be full of, swell with; perh. akin to E. brew
.] (Biol.)
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.
Em′bry-o
,Adj.
Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped;
as, an
. embryo
bud