HILUM


Meaning of HILUM in English

[hi.lum] n, pl hi.la [NL, fr. L, trifle] (ca. 1753) 1: a scar on a seed (as a bean) marking the point of attachment of the ovule

2: a notch in or opening from a bodily part suggesting the hilum of a bean

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