stigmate

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English

Noun

stigmate (plural stigmates or stigmata)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of stigma
    • 1838, George Bentham, “On the Structure and Affinities of Arachis and Voandzeia”, in Transactions of the Linnean Society, page 155:
      [] an ovarium borne on a short stipes within the base of the tube, with a long thread-like style and a beared stigmate; []

French

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Pronunciation

Noun

stigmate m (plural stigmates)

  1. stigma (scar)
  2. stigma (mark of infamy)
  3. (botany) stigma

Further reading

Italian

Noun

stigmate f pl (plural only)

  1. stigmata

Latin

Noun

stigmate

  1. ablative singular of stigma