- stigma - the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
--1 is a kind of reproductive structure
--1 is a part of style- mark, stigma, brand, stain - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis
--2 is a kind of symbol
--2 has particulars:demerit; bar sinister, bend sinister; cloven hoof, cloven foot Derived form: verb stigmatize1 - stigma - an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
--3 is a kind of spiracle
- stigma - a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease
--4 is a kind of blemish, defect, mar
- mark, stigma, brand, stain - a symbol of disgrace or infamy; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain"--Genesis