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The tip of the cannabis flower’s pistil, which receives the pollen.

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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
stigma (noun)
1.
a) archaic a scar left by a hot iron - brand
b) a mark of shame or discredit - stain bore the stigma of cowardice
c) an identifying mark or characteristic , specifically a specific diagnostic sign of a disease
2.
a) bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy
b) - petechia
3.
a) a small spot, scar, or opening on a plant or animal
b) the usually apical part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains and on which they germinate - see flower illustration
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
stigma (noun)
a mark of guilt or disgrace
SYNONYMS:
blot, brand, onus, slur, smirch, smudge, spot, stigma, taint
RELATED WORDS:
black eye, discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame; corruption, debauchery, depravity, immorality, iniquity, licentiousness, sin, unscrupulousness, vice
NEAR ANTONYMS:
award, credit, honor; chasteness, chastity, modesty, purity, stainlessness; good, right; honesty, integrity, legitimacy, probity, rectitude, scrupulousness, uprightness; goodness, righteousness, virtuousness; fame, glory, renown, repute
Stigma (Wikipedia)

Stigma or (pl.: stigmata or stigmas) may refer to:

  • Social stigma, the disapproval of a person based on physical or behavioral characteristics that distinguish them from others
Stigma (Wiktionary)

English

Etymology 1

    From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, mark of slavery or disgrace), from στίζω (stízō, to mark). Closely related to stigme, and distantly related to stick.

    Alternative forms

    • stigmat (Anglicised long stem)
    • stigmate
    • stigme (Anglicised short stem, obsolete, rare)

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    Partiality, favoritism, unfairness, predisposition, inclination, discrimination, intolerance, bigotry, unfairness, partiality, disfavor, censure, criticism, condemnation, objection, disapproval, generalization, oversimplification, pigeonholing, categorization, stigma, shame, dishonor, ignominy, reproach
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