HILAR

hilar

(adjective) of or relating to or located near a hilum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hilar (comparative more hilar, superlative most hilar)

Relating to or near a hilum.

Source: Wiktionary


Hi"lar, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Belonging to the hilum.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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