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hilum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hilum has 2 senses
- hilum(n = noun.body) hilus - (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" is a kind of fissure
- hilum(n = noun.plant) Array - the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle; Array is a kind of point
Derived form adjective hilar1
Derived form adjective hilar1
CIDE DICTIONARY
hilum, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.].
- The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; -- called also
hile . [1913 Webster] - The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
hilum, n. (pl. hila)
1 Bot. the point of attachment of a seed to its seed-vessel.
2 Anat. a notch or indentation where a vessel enters an organ.
1 Bot. the point of attachment of a seed to its seed-vessel.
2 Anat. a notch or indentation where a vessel enters an organ.
Etymology
L, = little thing, trifle
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