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hilum

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Noun
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hi=lum

CIDE DICTIONARY

hilumn. [L., a little thing, trifle.].
  •  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.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hilum, n. (pl. hila)
1 Bot. the point of attachment of a seed to its seed-vessel.
2 Anat. a notch or indentation where a vessel enters an organ.

Etymology
L, = little thing, trifle

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