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embryo

英 ['embrɪəʊ] 美['ɛmbrɪo]
英语单词embryo
  • n. [胚] 胚胎;胚芽;初期
  • adj. 胚胎的;初期的

英英释意


1. (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
2. 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