chalaza
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəˈleɪzə/
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Noun
chalaza (plural chalazas or chalazae)
- (botany) The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
- (zoology) One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.
Synonyms
- cicatricula
- kenning (obsolete, rare)
- tread, treadle
Related terms
Translations
zoology: spiral band
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Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).
Noun
chalaza f (plural chalazas)
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