Word Type

Noun

The word "embryo" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

fetus foetus zygote

Derived Terms

coconut embryo dysembryoma eleutheroembryo embryectomy embryo sac embryo transfer embryocardia embryocidal embryogenesis embryogenetic embryogenic embryogony embryography embryoid embryokine embryoless embryolike embryology embryoma embryonal embryonary embryonic embryonical embryoniferous embryony embryopathic embryopathy embryophytic embryoplastic embryoscope embryoscopy embryostasis embryostatic embryotomy embryotoxic embryotoxicity embryotrophic embryotropic embryous hybrid embryo in embryo interembryo monembryony polyembryo postembryo pre-embryo proembryo pseudembryo typembryo xenoembryo

Context

botany

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

animal animate being beast brute creature fauna flora plant plant life

Type Of (IsA)

animal embryology living thing organism plant

Related Terms

abortion cell fetus metamorphosis miscarriage organism rudimentary seed viviparous zygote

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