~ EGG  see> NUCLEUS         sug> NUCLEAR
       SEED  EMBRYO  FETUS  OVUM  ZYGOTE
  lat OVUM    = EGG         sug>  OOCYTE
  gr  OON       same        
  sp  HUEVO     same
  ukr JAIECZE = EGG
      JA        I
        IE      AM
          CZE   THIS
  biol> implies INDIVISIBLE LIVING UNIT     sug> ATOM
        lat VITELLUS = EGG YOLK             sug> VITAL
         sp YEMA       same from lat GEMMA  sug> GEM 
  ply> | THE EGG YOLK IS VITAL and it may
         become a GEM or GERMINATE into 
         GEMINI with GERMS |
  note   Easter Eggs as a symbol of new life
         consider Paschal Egg etc.
  hx> Ukrainian traditions retained the crafting of
      the most exquisite Easter eggs decorated by
  a host of complex techniques called
  PYSANKA from PYSAT = to write
  colored eggs lacking major decorative features
  are called KRASHANKA from KRASKA = color or stain
  PYSANKA EGGS are achieved mostly by using a
  "batik" like technique or protecting areas
  of the egg with wax which when removed exposes the
  surface to various natural coloring agents
  myth> the decorated egg as symbol of life and of
        fertility precedes Christianity by millennia and
  was introduced to the "west" mostly from the "east"
  
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above edited as part of a word complex related to EASTER
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