'Embryo' definitions:
Definition of 'embryo'
(from WordNet)
noun
(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
noun
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 [syn: embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg]
Definition of 'Embryo'
From: GCIDE
- Embryo \Em"bry*o\, a. Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Embryo'
From: GCIDE
- Embryo \Em"bry*o\, n.; pl. Embryos. [F. embryon, Gr. 'e`mbryon, perh. fr. ? in (akin to L. ? E. in) + ? 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]