<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural hila</li><li>Botany: the mark or scar on a seed produced by separation from its funicle or placenta.</li><li>the nucleus of a granule of starch.</li><li>Mycology: a mark or scar on a spore at the point of attachment to the spore-bearing structure.</li><li>Anatomy: the region at which the vessels, nerves, etc., enter or emerge from a part.</li></ul>