STIGMATA

Definition of STIGMATA

  1. (noun)marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ
  2. (noun)the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
  3. (noun)a symbol of disgrace or infamy
  4. (noun)an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
  5. (noun)a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease