n. (pl. stemmata) 1 a family tree; a pedigree. 2 the line of descent e.g. of variant texts of a work. 3 Zool. a simple eye; a facet of a compound eye.
[ L f. Gk stemma wreath f. stepho wreathe ]
STEMMA
Meaning of STEMMA in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012