noun
- Plural of embryoid; structures that resemble embryos but develop from somatic cells in plants, typically produced through tissue culture or asexual reproduction.
Usage: technical; botany; plant biology
Examples
- Scientists cultured plant cells to produce embryoids for propagation.
- The embryoids developed roots and shoots in the nutrient medium.
- Embryoids can be used to regenerate whole plants from a single cell.
- The laboratory successfully generated hundreds of embryoids from the tissue sample.