Hilus vs. Hilum

Hilusnoun

(anatomy) A hilum.

Hilusnoun

Same as Hilum, 2.

Hilusnoun

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ;

Hilumnoun

(botany) 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.

Hilumnoun

(botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.

Hilumnoun

(anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ; a porta.

Hilumnoun

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.

Hilumnoun

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

Hilumnoun

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ;

Hilumnoun

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