| embryo (ˈɛmbrɪˌəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -bryos | |
| 1. | an animal in the early stages of development following cleavage of the zygote and ending at birth or hatching |
| 2. | Compare fetus the human product of conception up to approximately the end of the second month of pregnancy |
| 3. | a plant in the early stages of development: in higher plants, the plumule, cotyledons, and radicle within the seed |
| 4. | an undeveloped or rudimentary state (esp in the phrase in embryo) |
| 5. | something in an early stage of development: an embryo of an idea |
| [C16: from Late Latin, from Greek embruon, from bruein to swell] | |
| 'embryoid | |
| —adj | |
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |