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Stigma

stigma
The pollen–receptive surface of a carpel or group of fused carpels, usually sticky.
The apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil.An external tracheal aperture in a terrestrial arthropod.A skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease.The area of a plant where pollen is deposited for fertilisation. Usually the stigma will bear a sweet solution which can attract bees. In turn, the bees will land on the plant, pick up the pollen grains and transport them elsewhere, i.e. to another plant,.

Last updated on January 25th, 2020

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