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English
Noun
stigmate (plural stigmates or stigmata)
- (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
Pronunciation
Noun
stigmate m (plural stigmates)
- stigma (scar)
- stigma (mark of infamy)
- (botany) stigma
Further reading
Italian
Noun
stigmate f pl (plural only)
- stigmata
Latin
Noun
stigmate
- ablative singular of stigma