hilum

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈhaɪ.ləm/

Noun

(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.

Japanese Meaning

（植物学）豆やその他の種子の『目』すなわち、胚珠または種子が付着している部分の跡、または傷跡 / （植物学）デンプン顆粒の核

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

顕微鏡で豆を観察すると、さやに付着していた場所を示す小さく暗い種痕が確認できた。

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Sense（1）

(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.

The hilum is very prominent in some species and nearly flat in others.

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(botany) The nucleus of a starch grain.

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Sense（3）

[The pancreas] is a hook-shaped gland, about 15 cm long, that lies transversely across the upper abdomen, with the head in the C-shaped curve of the duodenum[…], extending to the left as the body behind the stomach and ending as the tail lying against the hilum of the spleen.

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