Bible Dictionaries
Chalaza
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer coats cohere with each other and the nucleus.
(2):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Chalaza'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/chalaza.html. 1828.