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Meaning of 'embryo' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embryo [ a.]
- Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud.
2 . Embryo [ n.]
- The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant
- The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus).
- The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination.

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