stigma
/ˈstɪɡmə/ · noun
Meaning
- A mark of infamy or disgrace.
- A scar or birthmark.
- (chiefly in the plural stigmata) A mark on the body corresponding to one of the wounds of the Crucifixion on Jesus' body, and sometimes reported to bleed periodically.
- The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
- A visible sign or characteristic of a disease.
- A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ).
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