embryonic

英[,embrɪ'ɒnɪk] 美[,ɛmbrɪ'ɑnɪk]

1. of or relating to an embryo;

"the embryonic membrane"

2. of an organism prior to birth or hatching;

"in the embryonic stage"

"embryologic development"

3. in an early stage of development;

"the embryo government staffed by survivors of the massacre"

"an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing"