Associations to the word «Hilum»
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Wiktionary
HILUM, noun. (botany) 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.
HILUM, noun. (botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.
HILUM, noun. (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ. Also called porta.
Dictionary definition
HILUM, noun. (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney".
HILUM, noun. The scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle.
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