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chalaza

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chalaza

1
 n
one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
2
 n
basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chalaza
1

n one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

Type of:
animal tissue
the tissue in the bodies of animals
2

n basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined

Type of:
plant part, plant structure
any part of a plant or fungus
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