NOUN | plant | stigma | the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil |
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communication | stigma, mark, brand, stain | a symbol of disgrace or infamy / infamy | |
body | stigma | an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial / terrestrial arthropod | |
attribute | stigma | a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease |
Sounds | stih'gmah | |
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Rhymes | Alabama ... Yuma: 82 rhymes with mah... |
Meaning | The apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil. | |
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Part of | style | (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma |
Broader | reproductive structure | The parts of a plant involved in its reproduction |
Spanish | estigma | |
Catalan | estigma |
Meaning | A symbol of disgrace or infamy / infamy. | |
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Synonyms | mark, brand, stain | |
Narrower | bar sinister, bend sinister | A mark of bastardy |
cloven hoof, cloven foot | The mark of Satan | |
demerit | A mark against a person for misconduct or failure | |
Broader | symbol | An arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance |
Spanish | estigma, mancha, marca, señal | |
Catalan | estigma, marca, taca | |
Adjectives | stigmatic | pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata |
Verbs | stigmatize | to accuse / accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful |
Meaning | An external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial / terrestrial arthropod. | |
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Broader | spiracle | A breathing orifice |
Spanish | estigma | |
Catalan | estigma |
Meaning | A skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease. | |
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Broader | blemish, defect, mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
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