Look up: hilum

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   Hilum
   The scar on a seed which marks the point of its attachment to the pod or seed stalk.
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   hilum
   [n] - the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
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   hilum
   the point on the seed where it is attached to the vascular tissue of the grape Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Hilum
   Hi'lum noun [ Latin , a little thing, trifle.] 1. (Botany) 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 . 2. (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.
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   hilum
   <plant biology> The scar on a seed coat at the place where it was attached to its stalk during development. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
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   Hilum
   A `hilum` (formerly called a `hilus`) is a depression or pit where structures are attached. * In human anatomy, the hilum is part of an organ where structures such as blood vessels and nerves enter. ** The hilum of kidney (admits the renal artery, vein, ureter, and nerves) is the medial depression for blood vessels and ureter to enter the kidney chamber is the renal hilum. ** splenic hilum ** hilum of lung * In botany, the hilum is a scar where...
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   hilum
   (hi´lәm) pl. hi´la a depression or pit at the part of an organ where vessels and nerves enter.
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   Hilum
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.
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   hilum
   (from the article `human cardiovascular system`) ...and gives up carbon dioxide, the oxygenated blood in veins is collected first into venules and then into progressively larger veins; it finally ... In the inner side of each lung, about two-thirds of the distance from its base to its apex, is the hilum, the point at which the bronchi, ...
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    hilum
    (from the article `seed and fruit`) The hilum of a liberated seed is a small scar marking its former place of attachment. The short ridge (raphe) that sometimes leads away from the ...
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