Standard Lemma guide
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noun
The eye of a bean or other seed, or the center of that eye; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The nucleus of a starch grain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: porta
Antonyms: none provided
noun
(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hilus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fissure
noun
the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: point
History
Learned borrowing from Latin hīlum (“a trifle; a spot on a seed”).
Across languages
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
