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embryo

emb·ryo

UK/ˈɛmbɹi.əʊ/ US/ˈɛmbɹi.oʊ/ uncommon

noun

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2.

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

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Origin

Borrowed from Medieval Latin embryō, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “fetus”), from ἐν (en, “in-”) + βρύω (brúō, “to grow, swell”).

Phrases

  • coconut embryo
  • embryo sac
  • embryo transfer
  • hybrid embryo
  • in embryo

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