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stigmas
1 aarchaic : 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 disease2 astigmata plural : bodily marks or pains resembling the wounds of the crucified Jesus and sometimes accompanying religious ecstasy b: petechia3 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
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