Em"bry*o , a.
Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary;
undeveloped; as, an embryo bud.
Em"bry*o (?), n.;
pl. Embryos (#). [F. embryon, Gr. 'e`mbryon, perh. fr. &?; in (akin to L. &?; E. in) + &?; to be full of, swell with; perh. akin to E. brew.]
(Biol.) 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.
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