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chalaza.

The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈleɪzə/
  1. The location where the nucellus attaches to the integuments, opposite the micropyle.

  2. One of the two spiral bands which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell, suspending it in the white.

Where this word comes from

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

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