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embryo
noun(em-bry-o)
an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
Synonyms: conceptus, fertilized egg,
embryo
noun(em-bry-o)
(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

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