embryo
embryo is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant; as: (a) The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus). (b) The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and which is developed by germination. In embryo, in an incipient or undeveloped state; in conception, but not yet executed. "The company little suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo." Swift.
- 2.Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an embryo bud.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- after
- all
- approach
- await
- beyond
- brewing
- certainly
- chance
- close
- come
- coming
- death
- destiny
- distance
- doom
- eventually
- everlasting
- existence
- expectation
- face
- for
- foreordain
- forthcoming
- future
- futurity
- going
- good
- grave
- hand
- hang
- hanging
- happen
- have
- head
- hereafter
- horizon
- imminent
- impend
- impending
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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