embryo sac

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Definition of embryo sac in English Turkish dictionary

Embriyo kesesi

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Definition of embryo sac in English English dictionary

See under Embryonic

The female gametophyte of a seed plant, within which the embryo develops

Hyphenation

em·bry·o Sac

Turkish pronunciation

embriō säk

Pronunciation

/ˈembrēˌō ˈsak/ /ˈɛmbriːˌoʊ ˈsæk/

Etymology

[ 'em-brE-"O ] (noun.) 1548. Medieval Latin embryon-, embryo, from Greek embryon, from en- + bryein to swell; akin to Greek bryon catkin.