Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe eye of a bean or other seed, or the center of that eye; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support. · The nucleus of a starch grain. · A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ.
Learned borrowing from Latin hīlum (“a trifle; a spot on a seed”).
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- Learned-borrowing mentionhīlumla · a trifle; a spot on a seed
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