Chalaza Definition
chalaza
- noun
- basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined
- one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
Words that rhyme with chalaza
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