Stigma — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɪɡmə/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɪɡmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɪɡmə/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɪɡmə/.

Examples

And the Lord set a mark upon Cain

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stain mark brand

Parts of Speech

noun	the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil
noun	a symbol of disgrace or infamy; --Genesis “And the Lord set a mark upon Cain”
noun	an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod
noun	a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

Word Forms

mark	verb	to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
stigmatic	adjective	pertaining to or resembling or having stigmata
stigmatize	verb	to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
brand	verb	to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
stain	verb	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

stigmate

l'extrémité apicale du style où le pollen déposé pénètre dans le pistil

🇪🇸Spanish

estigma

el extremo apical del estilo donde el polen depositado ingresa al pistilo

🇵🇹Portuguese

estigma

a extremidade apical do estilete onde o pólen depositado entra no pistilo

🇷🇺Russian

клеймо

верхушечный конец столбика, где отложившаяся пыльца попадает в пестик

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कलंक

शैली का शिखर सिरा जहां जमा हुआ पराग स्त्रीकेसर में प्रवेश करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কলঙ্ক

শৈলীর এপিকাল শেষ যেখানে জমা পরাগ পিস্টিলে প্রবেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

களங்கம்

டெபாசிட் செய்யப்பட்ட மகரந்தம் பிஸ்டில் நுழையும் பாணியின் நுனி முனை

🇮🇳Telugu

కళంకం

డిపాజిటెడ్ పుప్పొడి పిస్టిల్‌లోకి ప్రవేశించే శైలి యొక్క ఎపికల్ ఎండ్

🇮🇳Marathi

कलंक

स्टाइलचा शिखराचा शेवट जेथे जमा केलेले परागकण पिस्टिलमध्ये प्रवेश करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

કલંક

શૈલીનો ટોચનો છેડો જ્યાં જમા થયેલ પરાગ પિસ્ટિલમાં પ્રવેશે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಳಂಕ

ಠೇವಣಿಯಾದ ಪರಾಗವು ಪಿಸ್ತೂಲ್‌ಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುವ ಶೈಲಿಯ ತುದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളങ്കം

നിക്ഷേപിച്ച പൂമ്പൊടി പിസ്റ്റിലിലേക്ക് പ്രവേശിക്കുന്ന ശൈലിയുടെ അഗ്രഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਲੰਕ

ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਦਾ ਸਿਰੇ ਦਾ ਸਿਰਾ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਜਮ੍ਹਾ ਪਰਾਗ ਪਿਸਤਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کلنک

سٹائل کا apical اختتام جہاں جمع شدہ پولن پسٹل میں داخل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

柱头

花柱的顶端，沉积的花粉进入雌蕊的地方

🇯🇵Japanese

汚名

堆積した花粉が雌しべに入る花柱の頂端

🇰🇷Korean

오명

퇴적된 꽃가루가 암술로 들어가는 지점의 끝 부분

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỳ thị

đầu đỉnh của kiểu nơi phấn hoa lắng đọng vào nhụy hoa

🇹🇭Thai

ความอัปยศ

ปลายยอดของรูปแบบที่มีละอองเรณูสะสมเข้าสู่เกสรตัวเมีย

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وصمة العار

النهاية القمية للنمط حيث يدخل حبوب اللقاح المودعة إلى المدقة

🇮🇷Persian

ننگ

انتهای آپیکال سبک که در آن گرده رسوب کرده وارد مادگی می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

damgalanma

biriken polenin pistile girdiği stilin apikal ucu

🇮🇱Hebrew

סטִיגמָה

הקצה הקודקוד של הסגנון שבו אבקה מושקעת נכנסת לפיסטיל

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The primary meaning of 'stigma' is 'the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil'.

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