HILUM


Meaning of HILUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhī-ləm ]

noun

( plural hi·la -lə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, trifle

Date: circa 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.