Chalaza
/kəˈleɪzə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
- 2 one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell wordnet
- 3 One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.
- 4 basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined wordnet
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).