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==Etymology==
[[Latin]] stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, from [[Greek]], from stizein to tattoo — more at stick
*Date: circa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1593]
==Definitions==
*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 stigmata plural : [[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
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[[Latin]] stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, from [[Greek]], from stizein to tattoo — more at stick
*Date: circa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1593]
==Definitions==
*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 stigmata plural : [[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
[[Category: General Reference]]