hilum

hilum is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.
3. noun. (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ

   "the hilus of the kidney"

   Synonyms: hilus

4. noun. the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle

Synonyms

hilus

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