stemma

(stemə)

noun pl. stemmata or stemmas

  1. family tree (sense )
  2. a record or diagram showing the connections between manuscripts of a given literary work

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See stemma in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. stem·ma·ta (stĕmˈə-tə) or stem·mas
  1. A scroll recording the genealogy of an ancient Roman family; a family tree.
  2. The genealogy of the manuscripts of a literary work.
  3. A small, circular, simple eye present in various insect larvae.

Origin:

Origin: Latin stemma, stemmat-

Origin: , from Greek, garland

Origin: , from stephein, to encircle

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