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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Chalaza (0.00818 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Chalaza.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chalaza
chalaza
n 1: basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where
integument and nucellus are joined
2: one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to
the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell
[also:
chalazae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chalaza
Chalaza
\Cha*la"za\, n.; pl. E.
Chalazas, L.
Chalaz[ae].
[NL., fr. Gr. ? hail, pimple.]
1. (Bot.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer
coats cohere with each other and the nucleus.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Biol.) A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance
which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to
maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle.
[1913 Webster]
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