Defenition of the word stigma

• Defenition of the word stigma

  • In a flower, the tip of the pistil that receives pollen during pollination.
  • a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
  • a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
  • an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
  • the apical end of the style where pollen is deposited
  • the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
  • a symbol of disgrace or infamy

Synonyms for the word stigma

• • brand
  • disgrace
  • dishonor
  • mark
  • shame
  • stain

Similar words in the stigma

• • stigma
  • stigma's
  • stigmas
  • stigmata
  • stigmatize
  • stigmatized
  • stigmatizes
  • stigmatizing

Meronymys for the word stigma

• • style

Hyponyms for the word stigma

• • bar sinister
  • bend sinister
  • cloven foot
  • cloven hoof
  • demerit

Hypernyms for the word stigma

• • blemish
  • defect
  • mar
  • reproductive structure
  • spiracle
  • symbol

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