hilum

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: hi=lum

CIDE DICTIONARY

hilum, n. [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