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stemma
CIDE DICTIONARY
stemma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. , pl. , a garland or chaplet.].
One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
stemma, n. (pl. stemmata)
1 a family tree; a pedigree.
2 the line of descent e.g. of variant texts of a work.
3 Zool. a simple eye; a facet of a compound eye.
1 a family tree; a pedigree.
2 the line of descent e.g. of variant texts of a work.
3 Zool. a simple eye; a facet of a compound eye.
Etymology
L f. Gk stemma wreath f. stepho wreathe
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