Proembryo

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cluster of cells in the ovule of a fertilized flowering plant that has not yet formed into an embryo.
  2. 2
    The protonema of mosses.

Synonyms

All synonyms
pseudocotyledon

Etymology

From pro- + embryo.

Related phrases

flowering plant

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