Homunculus embryo Synonyms

Definitions for Homunculus


  • (noun) a person who is very small or diminutive
  • (noun) a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell

HE abbreviation

HE is an abbreviation for Homunculus Embryo
What does HE stand for?
HE stands for "Homunculus Embryo"

Definitions for Embryo


  • (noun) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life
  • (noun) (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium