embryotroph

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek

Noun

embryotroph (usually uncountable, plural embryotrophs)

1. (biology) The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished, mostly consisting of secretions from the uterine glands.

Derived terms

• embryotrophic

References

• “embryotroph”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.