1. The eye of a bean or other seed where it separates from the placenta.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• jilum,
• uilum,
• yilum,
• hulum,
• hjlum,
• hklum,
• holum,
• h9lum,
• h8lum,
• hikum,
• hipum,
• hioum,
• hilym,
• hilium,
• hiluum,
• hilom,
• hilleum,
• hilaum,
• hullum,
• hyllum

• hillen,
• slum,
• hillin,
• helium,
• helm,
• glum,
• hilt,
• Him,
• plum,
• hum,
• Hilma,
• hill,
• film.

The adjective form of the word "hilum" is "hilar".

The plural of the "hilum" can be the "hila".

The singular of the "hilum" can be the "hilum".