The tip of the cannabis flower’s pistil, which receives the pollen.
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, taintRELATED WORDS:
black eye, discredit, disesteem, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, guilt, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame; corruption, debauchery, depravity, immorality, iniquity, licentiousness, sin, unscrupulousness, viceNEAR ANTONYMS:
award, credit, honor; chasteness, chastity, modesty, purity, stainlessness; good, right; honesty, integrity, legitimacy, probity, rectitude, scrupulousness, uprightness; goodness, righteousness, virtuousness; fame, glory, renown, reputeStigma (Wikipedia)
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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
Alternative forms
- stigmat (Anglicised long stem)
- stigmate
- stigme (Anglicised short stem, obsolete, rare)
Etymology 1
From Latin stigma, from Ancient Greek στίγμα (stígma, “brand”), from στίζω (stízō, “I mark”). Distantly related to stick. (Compare Middle English stigme, from the same Latin source.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɪɡmə/
- Rhymes:
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
