proembryo

(noun)

a cluster of cells in the ovule of a fertilized flowering plant that has not yet formed into an embryo

Related Terms

  • double fertilization
  • suspensor

Examples of proembryo in the following topics:

  • Double Fertilization in Plants

    • The terminal cell also divides, giving rise to a globular-shaped proembryo.
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