proembryo

noun

pro·​embryo

(ˈ)prō+

: an embryonic structure developed during the segmentation of the egg or oospore before the formation of the true embryo

proembryonal

"+

adjective

proembryonic

(¦)prō+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

pro- entry 1 + embryo

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