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1. (n.) hilum
the scar remaining on a seed or spore at its point of former attachment.
2. hilum
the notch or recess where the vessels, nerves, etc., enter or emerge from a bodily part.
Etymology: (1650–60; < NL; L: little thing, trifle; see nil)
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1. (noun) hilus, hilum
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
"the hilus of the kidney"
2. (noun) hilum
the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
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1. (noun) hilum
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
2. (noun) hilum
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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