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hile |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hile \Hile\, v. t. To hide. See {Hele}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hile \Hile\, n. (Bot.) Same as {Hilum}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. 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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