The hilum is a scar on the :

(A)Fruit, where it was attached to pedicel
(B)Fruit, where style was present
(C)Seed, where micropyle was present
(D)Seed, where funicle was attached

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

The **hilum** is a scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit.

Chapter: Morphology of Flowering Plants
Section: 5.7 THE SEED
Page: 11
Words matched: 19 of 19

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'The hilum is a scar on the seed coat through which the developing seeds were attached to the fruit,' which directly matches option D's description of the hilum as a scar on the seed where the funicle (which attaches the seed to the fruit) was attached.

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