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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A family tree or recorded genealogy 2 In the study of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textual%20criticism%23Stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts 3 One of the types of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/simple%20eyes%20in%20arthropods%23Stemmata ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stemma \Stem"ma\, n.; pl. Stemmata . [NL., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, a garland or chaplet.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus . One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Stemma (plural stemmata ) may refer to: One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods A family tree or recorded genealogy In the study of stemmatics , a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts A graphical representation of the grammatical ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage , line , line of descent , descent , bloodline , blood line , blood ...