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Stigma vs Geitonogamy - What's the difference?

stigma | geitonogamy |

As nouns the difference between stigma and geitonogamy

is that stigma is stigma (mark of infamy) while geitonogamy is (botany) transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of the same plant.

stigma

English

(wikipedia stigma)

Alternative forms

* (l) (Anglicised long stem) * (l) (Anglicised short stem, obsolete, rare)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A mark of infamy or disgrace.
  • A scar or birthmark.
  • (botany) The sticky part of a flower that receives pollen during pollination.
  • a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau, ().

    • Derived terms

    * stigmatize

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    geitonogamy

    English

    (wikipedia geitonogamy)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (botany) Transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of another flower of the same plant.

    • See also

    * xenogamy