embrione

embryo

noun em-BREE-oh-neh Rare

Origin: Greek embruon, from em- (in) + bruein (to swell).

Also means

germ, seed (figurative)

Usage Note

Embrione is masculine: l'embrione. The plural is gli embrioni. Figuratively it describes the nascent stage of a project or idea: un embrione di accordo (the embryo of an agreement). The related adjective is embrionale (embryonic, rudimentary).

Examples

"L'embrione si sviluppa rapidamente."

Natural Translation

The embryo develops rapidly.

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