Embryo

[emirate867]

I don't really know what an embryo is. I don't have a dictionary at the moment. Can anyone help me with the meaning?

[gre123]

1.
an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).
synonyms:   fetus, fertilized egg, unborn child/baby More
2.
a thing at a rudimentary stage that shows potential for development.
"a simple commodity economy is merely the embryo of a capitalist economy"