(plural embryos) a young animal or plant in the very early stages of development before birth, or before coming out of its egg or seed, especially a human egg in the first eight weeks after FERTILIZATION:
human embryos * (figurative) the embryo of an idea * an embryo politician (= one who is not yet very experienced)
IDIOMS
in embryo existing but not yet fully developed:
The idea already existed in embryo in his earlier novels.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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