"proembryo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: proembryos [plural]
Etymology: From pro- + embryo. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|embryo}} pro- + embryo Head templates: {{en-noun}} proembryo (plural proembryos)
  1. (botany) A cluster of cells in the ovule of a fertilized flowering plant that has not yet formed into an embryo. Synonyms: pseudocotyledon Translations (cluster of cells): proembryon [masculine] (French), pro-embryon [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-proembryo-en-noun-P9POrzeS Categories (other): Botany, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pro-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 62 38 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 76 24 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'cluster of cells': 95 5
  2. (botany) The protonema of mosses.
    Sense id: en-proembryo-en-noun-hJtYNhDB Categories (other): Botany Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: proembryonic

Inflected forms

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