primordium
the first recognizable, histologically differentiated stage in the development of an organ.
Origin of primordium
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How to use primordium in a sentence
It does not therefore follow, because these primordia semina rerum are not discoverable, that therefore they may not exist.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyDatur hc venia antiquitati, ut miscendo humana divinis primordia urbium augustiora faciat.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II) | Charles BuckeNo wonder that at a time of such turbulence fine society also should have shown the primordia of a great change.
The Works of Max Beerbohm | Max BeerbohmOrigines Guelfic, quibus potentissim gentis primordia, magnitudo, variaque fortuna exhibentur.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2) | Edward GibbonIt seems also by what is delivered in StraboUniversarum rerum primordia diverta esse, faciendi autem mundi initium aquam.
The Sceptical Chymist | Robert Boyle
British Dictionary definitions for primordium
/ (praɪˈmɔːdɪəm) /
biology an organ or part in the earliest stage of development
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