The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hile \Hile\, v. t.
To hide. See Hele. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hile \Hile\, n. (Bot.)
Same as Hilum.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hilum \Hi"lum\, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.]
1. (Bot.) 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.
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2. (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the
blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum
of the kidney.
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