chalaza

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈleɪzə/

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Noun

chalaza (plural chalazas or chalazae)

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

Synonyms

• cicatricula
• kenning (obsolete, rare)
• tread, treadle

Related terms

• chalazal

Translations

zoology: spiral band

• Catalan: calaza f
• Dutch: hagelsnoer (nl) m or f
• Finnish: valkuaisnuora, valkuaisside
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• French: chalaze (fr) f
• Spanish: chalaza f

botany: location

• Catalan: calaza f
• Finnish: kalatsa
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• Spanish: chalaza f

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Spanish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek χάλαζα (khálaza, “hailstone, lump”).

Noun

chalaza f (plural chalazas)

1. (zoology, botany) chalaza