Synonyms of embryo

Noun

1. embryo, plant, flora, plant life

usage: (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

2. embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg, animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

usage: 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

Definition and meaning of embryo (Dictionary)