cicatricle

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cicatricle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cicatricle \Cic"a*tri`cle\, n. [Cf. F. cicatricule, fr. L.
     cicatricula a small scar, fr. cicatrix a scar.] (Biol.)
     The germinating point in the embryo of a seed; the point in
     the yolk of an egg at which development begins.
     [1913 Webster]