embryo

noun [C]

/ˈem.bri.əʊ/

/-oʊ/ (plural embryos)

Definition

› an animal that is developing either in its mother's womb or in an egg, or a plant that is developing in a seed: Between the eighth week of development and birth a human embryo is called a foetus.Animal reproductionPregnancyBirth in embryo formal › developing and not yet complete: The department's plans for enlargement are still in embryo.PotentialHoping and hopefulness

(Definition of embryo noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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