Dictionary Check: stigmata

"stigmata" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

noun

the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

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marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

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a symbol of disgrace or infamy

Example: "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"
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an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod

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noun

a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

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