Hilum

·noun The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.

II. Hilum ·noun 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;

— called also hile.

hilum
hīlum, i, n. [the primitive of nihilum, i. e. ne-hilum and nihil; etym. unknown; acc to Festus: hilu...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
hilum
hīlum ī, n a shred, trifle (only with a negative): neque proficit hilum, a whit, Lucil. ap. C. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary