STEMMA


Meaning of STEMMA in English

/stem"euh/ , n. , pl. stemmata /stem"euh teuh/ .

ocellus (def. 1).

[ 1650-60; stémma wreath, garland, deriv. (with -ma n. suffix of result) from root of stéphos garland, stéphein to crown; from the crownlike appearance of ocelli in certain insects ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .