embryo

noun

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

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

Roots

enem- · Greek · in bryo-bryo · Greek · swell, grow

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The word embryo breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: em-, from Greek en (“in”); and -bryo, from Greek bryo (“swell, grow”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.