Meanings
nounproembryo (plural proembryos)
plural proembryos
- biologyA cluster of cells in the ovule of a fertilized flowering plant that has not yet formed into an embryo.
Synonyms: pseudocotyledon
- biologyThe protonema of mosses.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cluster of cells in the ovule of a fertilized flowering plant that has not yet formed into an embryo.
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Translations
French proembryon, pro-embryon
- proembryoncluster of cells
- pro-embryoncluster of cells
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