• (n.) The germinating point in the embryo of a seed; the point in the yolk of an egg at which development begins.
Cic'a·tri`cle noun [ Confer French cicatricule , from Latin cicatricula a small scar, from 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. 
cicatricle 1. The germinating point in the embryo of a seed. 2. The fetal point in the yolk of an egg at which development begins.