# Hilum

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/hilum
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

the scar left on the [testa](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/testa "the seed coat.") of a [seed](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/seed "the fertilized ovule of a plant, containing an embryo, and sometimes endosperm, which are covered by the seed coat.") at the spot where it was attached to the [funicle](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/funicle "the stalk of an ovule.") or [placenta](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/placenta "the part of the ovary to which the ovules are attached.").

## Related terms

- [Caruncle](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/caruncle)
- [Testa](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/testa)