Hila

2 definitions found

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)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hila
       See {hilum}