Associations to the word «Hilar»

Wiktionary

HILAR, adjective. Relating to or near a hilum.
HILAR APPENDAGE, noun. (mycology) The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
HILAR APPENDIX, noun. (mycology) The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.

Dictionary definition

HILAR, adjective. Of or relating to or located near a hilum.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King