embryo

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Synonyms: embry, embrio, embry-

Antonyms: embry, embrio, embry-

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Noun

1. In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a [[fetus]].
2. An [[organism]] in the earlier stages of development before it emerges from the egg, or before [[metamorphosis]].
3. In a [[viviparous]] [[animal]], the young animal's earliest stages in the mother's body.
4. In a [[human]], usually the [[cell]] growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of [[pregnancy]].
5. {{lb|en|botany}} A [[rudimentary]] [[plant]] [[contained]] in the [[seed]].
6. {{lb|en|figurative}} The [[beginning]]; the first stage of anything.

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