カラザ

noun

chalaza (egg)

Zoological term for the twisted, rope-like strands of egg white that anchor the yolk in place.

• 卵たまごを割わると、黄き身みの両りょう側がわに白しろいカラザが見みえる。

  When you crack an egg, you can see the white chalazae on both sides of the yolk.

noun

chalaza (plant ovule)

Botanical term for the basal part of an ovule where the nucellus and integuments join.

• 植しょく物ぶつの胚はい珠しゅでは、カラザは珠しゅ心しんと珠しゅ皮ひがつながる部ぶ分ぶんを指さす。

  In plant ovules, the chalaza refers to the region where the nucellus and integuments are connected.