chalaza

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
21
Words With Friends
22
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/kəˈleɪzə/

Definition of chalaza

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
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noun

  1. The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.
  2. One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

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