Noun: sterigma
| Singular | sterigma |
| Plural | sterigmata; sterigmas |
Sample Sentences
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These sterigmata are retained and make the twigs rough for several years after leaf fall. [2009, J.E. Eckenwalder, Conifers of the World: The Complete Reference, Timber Press, →ISBN:]
Nouns inflected like sterigma
schema,
smegma,
hyperschema,
mycoderma,
zeugma,
nomisma,
ancylostoma,
epirrhema,
antisigma,
toxoplasma,
sterigma,
necrogranuloma,
cathisma,
lymphoma,
derma,
syntagma,
stoma,
eczema,
conidioma,
bregma, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στήριγμα (stḗrigma, “support, foundation”).