noun Download 🔗Share 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. Examples : "The small scar on the kidney bean, the hilum, shows where it was attached inside the pod. " biology plant seed part nature agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The nucleus of a starch grain. Examples : "The scientist examined the starch grain under the microscope and pointed out the hilum, the small central point around which the starch layers were formed. " biology plant food seed agriculture biochemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta. Examples : "The doctor pointed to the hilum of the kidney on the scan, explaining it was where the blood vessels entered and exited. " anatomy physiology medicine organ body biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
