( n. )
The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.
( n. )
The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012