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3 definitions 
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Stemma \Stem"ma\, n.; pl. Stemmata. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, a
     garland or chaplet.] (Zool.)
     (a) One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus.
     (b) One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.
         [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :

  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)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :

  stemmata
       See stemma


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