Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chalaza

2 senses of chalaza

Sense 1
chalaza -- (basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined)
       => plant part, plant structure -- (any part of a plant or fungus)

Sense 2
chalaza -- (one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell)
       => animal tissue -- (the tissue in the bodies of animals)