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1. (noun) stemma
a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work

2. (noun) lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
the descendants of one individual
"his entire lineage has been warriors"

3. (noun) simple eye, stemma, ocellus
an eye having a single lens

Definition of 'stemma'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) stemma
one of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus

2. (noun) stemma
one of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod

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