Hilum

[hailәm]

Definition

(noun.) the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle.

Checker: Rita--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.

Edited by Katy

Definition

n. the scar on a seed at the point of union with the placenta: (anat.) the depression at the place where ducts vessels and nerves enter an organ.—adj. Hī′lar.

Editor: Nita