[ 'sɪkətrɪks ]
(also cicatrice 'sɪkətrɪs )
■ noun ( plural cicatrices -'trʌɪsi:z )
1》 a scar.
2》 Botany a mark on a stem left after a leaf or other part has become detached.
Derivatives
cicatricial sɪkə'trɪʃ(ə)l adjective
Origin
ME: from L. ~ or OFr. cicatrice .