Leaf scar
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1. the healed structure which was once a point of leaf attachment.
This is an example of a leaf scar on a Tree of Heaven, Ailanthus altissima.
Source: http://www.namethatplant.net/gallery_compare.shtml?compare=leaf%20scars%20of%20Sumac%20and%20Tree-of-heaven