Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Stemma \Stem"ma\, n.; pl. {Stemmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, a
garland or chaplet.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the ocelli of an insect. See {Ocellus}.
(b) One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.
Source : WordNet®
stemma
n 1: a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission
of manuscripts of a literary work
2: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent},
{descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree},
{ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stock}]
3: an eye having a single lens [syn: {simple eye}, {ocellus}]
[also: {stemmata} (pl)]
stemmata
See {stemma}