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Definition of: cicatricle
(sik′ə·trik′əl), noun
1. Biol. The germinating point in the yolk of an egg or in the embryo of a seed; the tread of an egg: also cic·a·tri·cule (sik′ə·tri·ky
l′).
2. Bot. A small scar, as that left by the stem of a detached leaf. [<L cicatricula, dim. of cicatrix scar]
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