embryon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Archaic form of embryo.
adj
  1. Embryonic.

Word forms

embryon embryons more embryon most embryon

Etymology

From Medieval Latin embryon, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “newborn animal, embryo”).

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