zalążek — meaning in English

English meaning

• embryo noun An organism in the earliest stage of development, before it is recognizably formed — in humans, roughly the first eight weeks after conception.
• germ noun A microorganism, especially one that causes disease, such as a bacterium or virus.

Senses

zalążek is used for these senses in English:

• embryo In humans, usually the cell growth of the child within the mother's body, through the end of the seventh week of pregnancy.
• germ (figurative) The origin or earliest version of an idea or project.

embryo — full definition

1. noun An organism in the earliest stage of development, before it is recognizably formed — in humans, roughly the first eight weeks after conception.
2. noun The very earliest stage of a plan, project, or idea, before it has properly developed.

germ — full definition

1. noun A microorganism, especially one that causes disease, such as a bacterium or virus.
2. noun The earliest form or origin of an idea, plan, or living thing.
3. noun The embryo part of a seed or grain, such as wheat germ.

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