1. • noun - the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
   • noun - a symbol of disgrace or infamy
   • noun - an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
   • noun - a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
2. • A mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach: “Party affiliation has never been more casual... The stigmata of decay are everywhere” (Arthur M.
   • A small mark; a scar or birthmark.
   • Medicine.
   • A mark or spot on the skin that bleeds as a symptom of hysteria.
   • A mark or characteristic indicative of a history of a disease or abnormality.
   • A small mark, spot, or pore, such as the respiratory spiracle of an insect or an eyespot in certain algae.
   • The receptive apex of the pistil of a flower, on which pollen is deposited at pollination.
   • A mark burned into the skin of a criminal or slave; a brand.
3. • adj - a mark of disgrace [n -MAS or -MATA] : STIGMAL

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