2 definitions found 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}. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hilum n 1: (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" [syn: {hilus}] 2: the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle [also: {hila} (pl)]
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