Embryo and Seed

Embryo

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.
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Synonyms for Embryo

Seed is a synonym for embryo in start topic. In some cases you can use "Seed" instead a noun "Embryo", when it comes to topics like germ, rudimentary version.

Nearby Words: embryonic, embryonal

Seed

Seed noun - The source from which something grows or develops.

Embryo is a synonym for seed in origin topic. You can use "Embryo" instead a noun "Seed", if it concerns topics such as grain, start, beginning.

Nearby Words: seeded, seeding, seedling, seedsman, seeder

How words are described

human human embryo human seed
alien alien embryo alien seed
original original embryo original seed
initial initial embryo initial seed
Other adjectives: big, giant.

Both words in one sentence

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