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Hilum [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar of the umbilical chord, by which the seed adheres to the pericarp.

Hilum [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. 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. The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.