hilum

hi·lum  (hlm)

n. pl. hi·la (-l)

1.

a. The scar on a seed, such as a bean, indicating the point of attachment to the funiculus.

b. The nucleus of a starch grain.

2. The area through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ.

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[Latin hlum, trifle.]

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hilar (-lr) adj.

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hilum [ˈhaɪləm]

n pl -la [-lə]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany

a.  a scar on the surface of a seed marking its point of attachment to the seed stalk (funicle)

b.  the nucleus of a starch grain

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a deep fissure or depression on the surface of a bodily organ around the point of entrance or exit of vessels, nerves, or ducts

[from Latin: trifle; see nihil]

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hilum  (hlm)

Plural hila

1. A mark or scar on a seed, such as a bean, showing where it was formerly attached to the plant. The hilum indicates the point of attachment of the funiculus.

2. A depression or opening through which nerves, ducts, or blood vessels pass in an organ or a gland, as in the medial aspect of the lungs or the kidneys .

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hilum - (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" hilus fissure - (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
	2.	hilum - the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle point - the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street"