primordium
noun
the first recognizable, histologically differentiated stage in the development of an organ.
primordia
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pluralof primordium.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Our data indicate that mature LTi cell numbers regulate the size of SLO primordia and may determine lymphoid organ size in adulthood.
From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014
Bach was able to do this, and what emerged in the current were primordia in music.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
We may call these "primordia viventium" plastide particles, bioplasts, vital units, or whatsoever we will,--the name is nothing, the working process is everything.
From Life: Its True Genesis by R. W. Wright
It is entirely possible that failure to form blossom buds is caused either by killing of bud primordia or more likely by depletion of carbohydrate reserves due to the loss of leaves in early fall.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Incorporated 39th Annual Report at Norris, Tenn. September 13-15 1948 by Northern Nut Growers Association
In doing so I must go back to the primordia of the Church in this Diocese.
From Report of Commemorative Services with the Sermons and Addresses at the Seabury Centenary, 1883-1885. by Diocese Of Connecticut
