cicatricial


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cicatrix /ˈsɪkətrɪks/ (also cicatrice /ˈsɪkətrɪs/)
noun (pl. cicatrices /-ˈtrʌɪsiːz/)
  • 1 a scar.
  • 2 Botany a mark on a stem left after a leaf or other part has become detached.
– derivatives
cicatricial /sɪkəˈtrɪʃ(ə)l/ adjective.
– origin ME: from L. cicatrix or OFr. cicatrice.
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