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stigma
 
Noun stigma has 4 senses
  1. stigma - the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
    --1 is a kind of     reproductive structure
    --1 is a part of style
  2. mark, stigma, brand, stain - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
    --2 is a kind of symbol
    --2 has particulars:
     demerit; bar sinister, bend sinister; cloven hoof, cloven foot
    Derived form: verb stigmatize1
  3. stigma - an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
    --3 is a kind of     spiracle
  4. stigma - a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
    --4 is a kind of     blemish, defect, mar
stiffy stifle stifled stifler stifles stifling stifund stigimata stigma stigmal stigmata stigmatation stigmatic stigmatisation stigmatise stigmatised stigmatism

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