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adj. - Of or relating to or located near a scar on a seed (as a bean) marking the point of attachment of the ovule.

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  • Initially, Buller's drop is separated from the adaxial drop by its position on a knob called the hilar appendix, but the expanding drops coalesce when their surfaces...
  • Patient were described with hilar nodes and parenchymal changes as well as extra-pulmonary findings.
  • Even there however, I'd argue that it's functioning as an unmarked noun in the accusative case Rasna hilar "protecting Etruria".
  • In field conditions, seed pre-treatment using hilar removal plus soaking the seeds overnight in a fungicidal solution can accelerate germination.
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