Meaning & use
embryo
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an animal or plant in the earliest stage of development, before it has developed the recognizable features of its species
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The biology class examined a chicken embryo under a microscope.
The company's expansion plan is still in embryo, with no funding secured yet.
A note on using this word
Often misspelled 'embrio.' Beyond biology, 'in embryo' is a common figurative phrase meaning something is in a very early, undeveloped stage.
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