stemma

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɛmə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stem′ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stem•ma  (stem′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. stem•ma•ta (stem′ə tə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Invertebratesocellus (def. 1).
  • Greek stémma wreath, garland, derivative (with -ma noun, nominal suffix of result) from root of stéphos garland, stéphein to crown; from the crownlike appearance of ocelli in certain insects
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stemma / ˈstɛmə/
  1. a family tree; pedigree
  2. a reconstruction of the transmission of a text based on the relationships between existing manuscripts
  3. a simple eye
Etymology: 19th Century: via Latin from Greek stemma garland, wreath, from stephein to crown, wreathe
'stemma' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agrostemma - stem

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