Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chalaz- (from New Latin chalaza) + -o- + -gamy; probably originally formed as French chalazogamie
: a process of fertilization in which the pollen tube penetrates to the embryo sac through the tissue of the chalaza
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chalazogamy /ka-la-zogˈə-mi/ (botany)
noun
The entry of the pollen tube through the chalaza, opp to porogamy
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chalazogamic /kəl-az-ō-gamˈik/ adjective
Useful english dictionary. 2012.