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hilum
1. Botany
a. a scar on the surface of a seed marking its point of attachment to the seed stalk (funicle)
b. the nucleus of a starch grain
2. Anatomy a deep fissure or depression on the surface of a bodily organ around the point of entrance or exit of vessels, nerves, or ducts

hilum [′hī·ləm]
(anatomy)
(botany)
Scar on a seed marking the point of detachment from the funiculus.


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His mother, Aviva, made an emotional speech in the family's hometown of Mitzpeh Hila.
The latest victim, 59-year-old Aryeh Karp, was on a beach with his wife Sarah and their 24-year-old daughter Hila on Friday night when a group of youths staggered past, one of them making a crude remark.
 
 
 
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