vestige
Cross references: 1. trace ves.tige \'ves-tij\ \ve-'stij-(e--)*l\ \-e-\ n [F, fr. L vestigium footstep, footprint, track, vestige] 1a1: a trace or visible sign left by something vanished or lost 1a2: a minute remaining amount 1b: the part or organ that remains from one more fully developed in an earl ier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms - ves.ti.gial aj