embryonic
adjective /ˌembriˈɒnɪk/
/ˌembriˈɑːnɪk/
[usually before noun]- (formal) in an early stage of development
- The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
- The project is still fairly embryonic.
- a policy which had existed in embryonic form as early as 1930
- (specialist) of an embryo
- embryonic cells
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from late Latin embryo, embryon- ‘embryo’ + -ic.