embryonate

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English

Adjective

embryonate (not comparable)

  1. Having an embryo.
    an embryonate plant

Derived terms

Verb

embryonate (third-person singular simple present embryonates, present participle embryonating, simple past and past participle embryonated)

  1. To produce, or to differentiate into an embryo
    • 2015 August 19, Christian Heim et al., “Inhibition of Haemonchus contortus larval development by fungal lectins”, in Parasites & Vectors, volume 8, →DOI:
      The eggs embryonate, but the larvae die before hatching ( b ).