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What (who) is hilum - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Hilus; Hilar; Hiliferous; Hilum (disambiguation); Hilar vessels
hilum
['h??l?m]
¦ noun (plural hila -l?)
1. Botany the scar on a seed marking the point of attachment to its seed vessel.
2. Anatomy another term for hilus.
Origin
C17: from L., lit. 'little thing, trifle', once thought to mean 'that which sticks to a bean'.
Hilum
·noun The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.
II. Hilum ·noun 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.
Hilum (biology)
![The hilum is the white region in the center of the namesake "black eye" of the [[black-eyed pea]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BlackEyedPeas.JPG?width=200 "The hilum is the white region in the center of the namesake \"black eye\" of the [[black-eyed pea]]")
SEED COAT
Hilum (botany)
In botany, a hilum (pronounced ) is a scar or mark left on a seed coat by the former attachment to the ovary wall or to the funiculus (which in turn attaches to the ovary wall). On a bean seed, the hilum is called the "eye".
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Hilum
Hilum may refer to:
- Hilum (anatomy), a part of an organ where structures such as blood vessels and nerves enter the body
- Hilum (botany), a scar on a seed or spore created by detachment
