hi·lum /ˈhaɪləm/
核,粒心,臍
hi·lum /ˈhaɪləm/ 名詞
種臍,門
Hi·lum n.
1. 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.
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
n 1: (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or
ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"
[syn: hilus]
2: the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to
the funicle
[also: hila (pl)]