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English Dictionary: embryos by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Embryo \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. [bd]The company little
            suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo.[b8]
            --Swift.
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