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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