stemma meaning

stemma as a noun

1. a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work

   Type of: tree

2. the descendants of one individual
   • his entire lineage has been warriors

   Synonyms: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stock

   Type of: genealogy

   Kinds: family, side

3. an eye having a single lens

   Synonyms: simple eye, ocellus

   Type of: eye

   Kinds: ommatidium