Hilum

Hilum (Plural: Hila) [ Botany ]
(Also: Hile or Hilus)
Adjective: Hilar

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

A hilum is the scar on a seed (or on an ovule) marking its point of attachment to the funicle. [the stalk that connect the seed (or ovule) to the ovary wall during development] The eye of a bean or other seed;

[ From the Latin word “hilum” meaning “a little thing”, “trifle” The present meanings evolved from the belief that the Latin word originally meant “something that adheres to a bean.”]

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