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1. Marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

1. The apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
    
2. A symbol of disgrace or infamy
   "And the Lord set a stigma upon Cain"
   - mark, brand, stain
    
3. An external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
    
4. A skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

See also: stigmatic, stigmatize

Type of: blemish, defect, lesion, mar, reproductive structure, spiracle, symbol, wound

Part of: style

Encyclopedia: Stigma