Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun embryo

2 senses of embryo

Sense 1
embryo -- ((botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium)
       => plant, flora, plant life -- ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)

Sense 2
embryo, conceptus, fertilized egg -- (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)
       => animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)