chalaza

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for chalaza

chalaza 🔊

chalaza : කලාසය

chalaza : බීජාධාරකය

chalaza definition

Noun.

  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.