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chalaza

noun

One of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

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Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
A
Contains
HA
Scrabble score
21

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noun

  1. One of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

noun

  1. Basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined

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