Definition of embryo

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Embryo (n.) The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination..

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Amnion :: Amnion (n.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles..
Centrifugal :: Centrifugal (a.) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos..
Embryotroph :: Embryotroph (n.) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.
Rhombogene :: Rhombogene (n.) A dicyemid which produces infusorialike embryos; -- opposed to nematogene. See Dicyemata.
Develop :: Develop (v. t.) To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind..
Allantoid :: Allantoid (n.) A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the parent; the urinary vesicle..
Embryotomy :: Embryotomy (n.) The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal..
Embryoplastic :: Embryoplastic (n.) Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; as, embryoplastic cells..
Polyembryony :: Polyembryony (n.) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac..
Endorhizous :: Endorhizous (a.) Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon, through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many monocotyledonous plants..
Embryotic :: Embryotic (a.) Embryonic.
Embryos :: Embryos (pl. ) of Embry.
Nasofrontal :: Nasofrontal (a.) Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as, the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth..
Scolex :: Scolex (n.) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or other parasitic worm. See Illust. of Echinococcus..
Uterus :: Uterus (n.) A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append..
Protocercal :: Protocercal (a.) Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of fishes; diphycercal..
Campylotropous :: Campylotropous (a.) Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close together..
Gastrulation :: Gastrulation (n.) The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by which a gastrula is formed..
Chit :: Chit (n.) The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes..
Stomp :: Stomodaeum (n.) The primitive mouth and esophagus of the embryo of annelids and arthropods.
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