embryony
/ˈɛmbrɪəni/ /ɛmˈbrʌɪəni/Botany
noun
The formation or development of an embryo; the manner of this, especially as regards the number of embryos formed or the type of cell or tissue giving rise to them.
- nucellar embryony: see the first element..
Origin
Early 20th century. From -embryony.
- autocatalyst
- autocatalytic
- autocatalytically
- autocentric
- autocentrism
- autocephalic
- autocephalous
- autocephaly
- autochange
- autochanger
- autochrome
- autochthon
- autochthonal
- autochthonic
- autochthonism
- autochthonist
- autochthonous
- autochthonously
- autochthony
- autochtony
- autocidal
- autocide
- autoclastic
- autoclave
- auto club