archiblast

[ ahr-kuh-blast ]

nounBiology.
  1. the formative part of the egg, as distinguished from the part that nourishes the embryo.

Origin of archiblast

1
First recorded in 1875–80; archi- + -blast

Words Nearby archiblast

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