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chalaza
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chalaza has 2 senses
- chalaza(n = noun.plant) Array - basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined; Array is a part of ovule
- chalaza(n = noun.animal) Array - one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell; Array is a part of egg
is a kind of plant part, plant structure
is a kind of animal tissue
CIDE DICTIONARY
chalaza, n. [NL., fr. Gr. hail, pimple.].
- The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus. [1913 Webster]
- A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chalaza, n. (pl. chalazae) each of two twisted membranous strips joining the yolk to the ends of an egg.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk, = hailstone
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