chalaza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.

/kəˈleɪzə/ en-us-chalaza.ogg

chalaza chalazas chalazae

From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

cicatricula kenning tread treadle

chalazion

chalazal chalaziferous chalazoderma chalazogamy

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