embryo
- 胚，胚子（日本語）
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Definition
Glossary of "Plant Biology (1st ed.)" by Graham et al. (2003)
- A young stage of an organism that develops from a single-celled zygote by cell division and differentiation.
Glossary of "Life (9th ed.)" by Sadava et al. (2011)
- A young animal, or young plant sporophyte, while it is still contained within a protective structure such as a seed, egg, or uterus.
Glossary of Plant Systematics (1st ed.) by Simpson (2006)
- An immature, diploid sporophyte developing from the zygote of land plants. (seed part; plant part)
Glossary of "Evolution of Plants (2nd ed.)" by Willis & McElwain (2014)
- A young sporophytic plant.
文献（引用）
- Graham, L. E., Graham, J. M. & Wilcox, L. W. 2003. Plant Biology. -xxxv + 497 pp. Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River.
- Sadava, D., Hillis, D. M., Heller, H. C. & Berenbaum, M. R. 2011. Life: The Science of Biology, 9th ed. -xliv + 1266 pp. Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland.
- Simpson, M. G. 2006. Plant Systematics. -xi + 590 pp. Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford.
- Willis, K. J. & McElwain, J. C. 2014. The Evolution of Plants, 2nd ed. -ix + 398 pp. Oxford University Press, Oxford.