Found 2 items, similar to stemma.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stemma 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)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stemma 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. [1913 Webster]