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STIGMA
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Irregular inflected form: stigmata
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("stigma" is a kind of...):
blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))
Sense 2
Meaning:
An external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stigma" is a kind of...):
spiracle (a breathing orifice)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A symbol of disgrace or infamy
Example:
And the Lord set a mark upon Cain
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("stigma" is a kind of...):
symbol (an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "stigma"):
demerit (a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces)
bar sinister; bend sinister (a mark of bastardy; lines from top right to bottom left)
cloven foot; cloven hoof (the mark of Satan)
Derivation:
stigmatic (pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata)
stigmatize (to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stigma" is a kind of...):
reproductive structure (the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction)
Holonyms ("stigma" is a part of...):
style ((botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma)
