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| stem·ma [ stémmə ] (plural stem·ma·ta [ stémmətə ]) |
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1. family tree: a diagram of the genealogy of a person or a family
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2. literature diagram of texts of literary work: a diagram like a family tree that shows the relationships between different texts of a literary work
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3. zoology eye of arthropod: a simple eye or facet of a compound eye of some arthropods
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| [Mid-17th century. Via Latin< Greek stemma "garland"; from the ancient Roman practice of placing garlands on images of their ancestors] |
