~ 1 [ 'lɛmə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~ta -mətə )
1》 a subsidiary or intermediate theorem in an argument or proof.
2》 a heading indicating the subject of a literary composition.
↘a word or phrase defined in a dictionary or entered in a word list.
Derivatives
~tize or ~tise verb
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk lēmma 'something assumed'.
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~ 2 [ 'lɛmə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~ta -mətə ) Botany the lower bract of the floret of a grass. Compare with palea .
Origin
C18 (denoting the husk or shell of a fruit): from Gk, from lepein 'to peel'.