Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Chorion

Chorion , noun

[New Latin, from Greek {not transcribed}.]

1.
(a) (Anatomy) The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development.
(b)
(Anatomy) The true skin, or cutis.
2.
(Botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.