"embryon" meaning in English

See embryon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more embryon [comparative], most embryon [superlative]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin embryon, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “newborn animal, embryo”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-med|embryon}} Medieval Latin embryon, {{der|en|grc|ἔμβρυον||newborn animal, embryo}} Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “newborn animal, embryo”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} embryon (comparative more embryon, superlative most embryon)
  1. (now rare) Embryonic. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-embryon-en-adj-uWWOgw6~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 46 0 20 21 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 0 26 26 10

Noun

Forms: embryons [plural]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin embryon, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “newborn animal, embryo”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-med|embryon}} Medieval Latin embryon, {{der|en|grc|ἔμβρυον||newborn animal, embryo}} Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “newborn animal, embryo”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} embryon (plural embryons)
  1. Archaic form of embryo. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: embryo
    Sense id: en-embryon-en-noun-LpKAiUtp

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