embryon

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin embryon, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “newborn animal, embryo”). === Noun === embryon (plural embryons) Archaic form of embryo. === Adjective === embryon (comparative more embryon, superlative most embryon) (now rare) Embryonic. [from 17th c.] == Finnish == === Noun === embryon genitive singular of embryo == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French embrion, from Medieval Latin embryon, embrion, from Ancient Greek ἔμβρυον (émbruon, “fetus”), from ἐν (en, “in-”) + βρύω (brúō, “to grow, swell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.bʁi.jɔ̃/ Homophone: embryons Hyphenation: em‧bry‧on === Noun === embryon m (plural embryons) (biology) embryo (botany) embryo embryo (the beginning, the first stage) ==== Derived terms ==== embryogenèse embryonnaire === Further reading === “embryon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Swedish == === Noun === embryon indefinite plural of embryo