SG Heritage Dictionary

Chalaza [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus.

2. 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.

Chalazae [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Chalaza

Chalazal [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to the chalaza.

Chalazas [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Chalaza