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Embryo
means that which swells inside something (Greek, en-bru'o,
which gives the Greek embruon); hence the child in the womb; the
rudiment in a plant before it shows itself in a bud; an idea not
developed, etc.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Embryo from Infoplease:
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