n. (Chem.) A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and Bryonia dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. bryonia, Gr.
Black bryony,
n. & a. [ NL. ] See Embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ; embryonic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Embryonic.
a. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary. [ 1913 Webster ]
Embryonic sac
Embryonic vesicle
a. [ Embryo + -ferous. ] (Biol.) Having an embryo. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Embryo + -form. ] (Biol.) Like an embryo in form. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Biol.) Not embryonate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Mono-, and Embryo. ] (Bot.) The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo. --
a. [ Poly- + embryonate. ] (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Poly- + embryonic. ] (Bot.) Polyembryonate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Poly-, and Embryo. ] (Bot.) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac. [ 1913 Webster ]