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Related Terms:
abchalazal
hemitropous
chalazogamy
chalazas
omphalode
nucellus
chalaziferous
egg white
postchalazal
chalazae
tread
integument
yolk
suspend
chalazal
attach
eggshell
treadle
micropyle
Definitions:
Noun
chalaza
Definition: basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined
chalaza
Definition: one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
Definition: The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.