the tissue that forms in a wound during healing; scar
2.
a scar on a plant indicating the former point of attachment of a part, esp a leaf
Derived forms
cicatricial (ˌsɪkəˈtrɪʃəl)
adjective
cicatricose (sɪˈkætrɪˌkəʊs, ˈsɪkə-)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Latin: scar, of obscure origin
Examples of 'cicatrice' in a sentence
cicatrice
Between these extreme cases and that of a mere cicatrice we have every gradation.
Charles Darwin The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. 2 (1868). Retrieved in 2019 from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/)