embryonic

adj 1: of or relating to an embryo; "the embryonic membrane" [syn:

{embryonal}]

2: of an organism prior to birth or hatching; "in the embryonic

stage" [syn: {embryonal}]

3: in an early stage of development; "the embryo government

staffed by survivors of the massacre"; "an embryonic

nation, not yet self-governing"; "an idea in embryo" [syn:

{embryo(a)}, {embryotic}, {in embryo}]