Hile

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hile \Hile\, n. (Bot.)
     Same as {Hilum}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Hile \Hile\, v. t.
     To hide. See {Hele}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hilum \Hi"lum\, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.]
     1. (Bot.) 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}.
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     2. (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the
        blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum
        of the kidney.
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