chalaza

/kəˈleɪzə/
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Other forms: chalazae

Definitions of chalaza
  1. noun
    one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
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    type of:
    animal tissue
    the tissue in the bodies of animals
  2. noun
    basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined
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    type of:
    plant part, plant structure
    any part of a plant or fungus
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