Wordie: Stigmata

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(n): an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

(n): the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

(n): the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction

(n): a symbol of disgrace or infamy

(n): an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

(n): an external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod

(n): a breathing orifice

(n): a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease

(n): a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

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5 months ago sionnach said:

The preferred plural form when referring to marks resembling the wounds of Christ; otherwise stigmas is the preferred form.

In matters of faith, dogmas is the only form used, that is, dogmata is not a real word.

(Garner)

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