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embryo

/'ɛmbri,oʊ/

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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
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conceptus fertilized egg

type of:
animal animate being beast brute creature fauna
noun
(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
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type of:
plant flora plant life

Definition that contains embryo

cotyledon embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
seed leaf embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
wheat germ embryo of the wheat kernel; removed before milling and eaten as a source of vitamins