HILUM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ
   Synonym(s)
   • hilus (what does hilus mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the hilus of the kidney
   Hypernyms(s) hilum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fissure (what does fissure mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle
   Hypernyms(s) hilum is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)