chalaza
noun
one of the two albuminous twisted cords which fasten an egg yolk to the shell membrane.
chalazal
-
a word derived from
chalaza.
Example Sentences
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Three cells called antipodals are at the chalazal end.
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The other end is called the chalazal end.
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In Casuarina, Juglans and the order Corylaceae, the pollen-tube does not enter by means of the micropyle, but passing down the ovary wall and through the placenta, enters at the chalazal end of the ovule.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
