Definition of hilum
English to English noun - (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
The hilus of the kidney.
source: WordNet 3.0 - the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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hilum, helium, helm, halm, holmium, holm, helenium, halma, haulm, hill myna, haluin, holmia, halimaw, hellman, hilahin, holonym, holy man, holonymy, halimhim, hyalonema
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