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Word: Hilum
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin, literally ‘little thing, trifle’, once thought to mean ‘that which sticks to a bean’, hence the current sense (mid 18th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhʌɪləm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the scar on a seed marking the point of attachment to its seed vessel.
Short Definition:scar on seed marking point of attachment
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