CICATRIX


Meaning of CICATRIX in English

[ '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 .

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