Word Of The Day (which I found in an Anne Carson poem)
cic·a·trix
/ˈsɪkətrɪks, sɪˈkeɪtrɪks/ [sik-uh-triks, si-key-triks]
-noun,plural cic·a·tri·ces /ˌsɪkəˈtraɪsiz/ [sik-uh-trahy-seez]
1. Physiology. new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.
2. Botany. a scar left by a fallen leaf, seed, etc.
Also, cic·a·trice /ˈsɪkətrɪs/ [sik-uh-tris]
(From Dictionary.com)
/ˈsɪkətrɪks, sɪˈkeɪtrɪks/ [sik-uh-triks, si-key-triks]
-noun,plural cic·a·tri·ces /ˌsɪkəˈtraɪsiz/ [sik-uh-trahy-seez]
1. Physiology. new tissue that forms over a wound and later contracts into a scar.
2. Botany. a scar left by a fallen leaf, seed, etc.
Also, cic·a·trice /ˈsɪkətrɪs/ [sik-uh-tris]
(From Dictionary.com)