Hilus vs. Hilum — What's the Difference?

(anatomy) A hilum.

The scar on a seed, such as a bean, indicating the point of attachment to the funiculus.

Same as Hilum, 2.

The nucleus of a starch grain.

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

The area through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ.

(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.

(botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.

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

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.

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

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

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