(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ

• Seed scar
• Scar on the seed of a bean
• Area where blood vessels enter an organ

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A hilum (adjective form hilar ; plural hila ), formerly called a hilus , can refer to: Hilum (anatomy) , part of an organ where structures such as blood vessels and nerves enter to body Hilum of kidney Splenic hilum Hepatic hilum Hilum of lung Hilum of ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hilum \Hi"lum\, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.] (Bot.) 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 . (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context botany English) 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. 2 (context botany English) The nucleus of a starch grain. 3 (context anatomy English) A depression or ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Latin, literally "little thing, shred, trifle." Related: Hilar .

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney" [syn: hilus ] the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle [also: hila (pl)]