primordium

[ prahy-mawr-dee-uhm ]

/ praɪˈmɔr di əm /

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noun, plural pri·mor·di·a

[prahy-mawr-dee-uh]. /praɪˈmɔr di ə/. Embryology.

the first recognizable, histologically differentiated stage in the development of an organ.

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Origin of primordium

1665–75; <Latin prīmōrdium, in plural: beginnings, elementary stage, equivalent to prīm(us) first (see prime) + ōrd(īrī) to begin + -ium-ium; cf. exordium

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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 Kirby
Datur hc venia antiquitati, ut miscendo humana divinis primordia urbium augustiora faciat.
Ruins of Ancient Cities (Vol. II of II)|Charles Bucke
No 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 Beerbohm
Origines Guelfic, quibus potentissim gentis primordia, magnitudo, variaque fortuna exhibentur.
Private letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 2 (of 2)|Edward Gibbon

It 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

primordium

/ (praɪˈmɔːdɪəm) /

noun plural -dia (-dɪə)

biology an organ or part in the earliest stage of development

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