What does "chalazogamy" mean?

A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle.

Chalazogamy

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1
A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead of entering through the micropyle. uncountable

Etymology

From chalaza + -o- + -gamy.

Related phrases

embryo sac pollen tube

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