( n. )
The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the chalaza; -- called also omphalodium.
( n. )
The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the chalaza; -- called also omphalodium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012