HILUM
\hˈɪləm], \hˈɪləm], \h_ˈɪ_l_ə_m]\
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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The scar on the ovule where it was attached to the placenta; the eye of a seed; the nucleus of a starch grain.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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