embrionario
embryonic
adjective em-bryoh-NAH-ryoh Rare
Origin: From Latin embryo (embryo) + -arius.
Also means
rudimentary
Usage Note
Embrionario literally describes something in an embryonic biological stage, but it is most often used figuratively — en estado embrionario means 'in its embryonic/early stages'. The feminine form is embrionaria. It implies something that has not yet fully developed or taken shape.
Examples
"El proyecto está en fase embrionaria."
Natural Translation
The project is in its embryonic phase.

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