embryonic

embryonic
embryonically, adv.
/em'bree on"ik/, adj.
1. pertaining to or in the state of an embryo.
2. rudimentary; undeveloped.
Also, embryonal /em"bree euh nl, em'bree ohn"l/.
[1840-50; embryon- (see EMBRYO) + -IC]
Syn. 2. underdeveloped, immature, unfinished.

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