Associations to the word «Stigmata»

Wiktionary

STIGMA, noun. A mark of infamy or disgrace.
STIGMA, noun. A scar or birthmark.
STIGMA, noun. (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
STIGMA, noun. A ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, (Ϛ/ϛ).

Dictionary definition

STIGMA, noun. The apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil.
STIGMA, noun. A symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis.
STIGMA, noun. An external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod.
STIGMA, noun. A skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats