English dictionary

embryo

/'/E/mbr/i/,/oU/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an <i>embryo</i> bud.

adjective

Source: webster1913

(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
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

noun.animal

Synonyms conceptus fertilized egg

Source: WordNet 3.0
The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant

noun

Source: webster1913