Defn: Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial cell. Primordial utricle (Bot.), the interior lining of a young vegetable cell.
PRIMORDIAL
Pri*mor"di*al, n.
Defn: A first principle or element.
PRIMORDIALISM
Pri*mor"di*al*ism, n.
Defn: Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state. H. Spencer.
PRIMORDIALLY
Pri*mor"di*al*ly, adv.
Defn: At the beginning; under the first order of things; originally.
PRIMORDIAN
Pri*mor"di*an, n. Etym: [L. primordius first of all, fr. primordium.]
(Bot.)
Defn: A name given to several kinds of plums; as, red primordian, amber primordian, etc.
PRIMORDIATE
Pri*mor"di*ate, a.