embryonate

English

Adjective

embryonate (not comparable)

1. Having an embryo.

   an embryonate plant

Derived terms

• polyembryonate

Verb

embryonate (third-person singular simple present embryonates, present participle embryonating, simple past and past participle embryonated)

1. To produce, or to differentiate into an embryo
   • 2015 August 19, Christian Heim et al., “Inhibition of Haemonchus contortus larval development by fungal lectins”, in Parasites & Vectors‎^[1], volume 8, →DOI:

     The eggs embryonate, but the larvae die before hatching ( b ).