| NOUN | plant | chalaza | basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle |
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| animal | chalaza | one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell |
| Meaning | basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined. | |
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| Part of | ovule | A small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant |
| Broader | plant part, plant structure | Any part of a plant or fungus |
| Spanish | chalaza | |
| Catalan | calaza | |
| Meaning | One of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell. | |
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| Part of | egg | animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes |
| Broader | animal tissue | The tissue in the bodies of animals |
| Spanish | chalaza | |
| Catalan | calaza | |
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