- a scar on the surface of a seed marking its point of attachment to the seed stalk (funicle)
- a deep fissure or depression on the surface of a bodily organ around the point of entrance or exit of vessels, nerves, or ducts
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hi•lum
(hī′ləm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -la
hi′lar, adj.
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(-lə).USA pronunciation
- Botany
- the mark or scar on a seed produced by separation from its funicle or placenta.
- the nucleus of a granule of starch.
- Fungi[Mycol.]a mark or scar on a spore at the point of attachment to the spore-bearing structure.
- Anatomythe region at which the vessels, nerves, etc., enter or emerge from a part.
- Neo-Latin; Latin: little thing, trifle; see nil
- 1650–60
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hilum /ˈhaɪləm/ n ( pl -la /-lə/)
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