
stemma
n 1: a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission
of manuscripts of a literary work
2: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has
been warriors" [syn: {lineage}, {line}, {line of descent},
{descent}, {bloodline}, {blood line}, {blood}, {pedigree},
{ancestry}, {origin}, {parentage}, {stock}]
3: an eye having a single lens [syn: {simple eye}, {ocellus}]
[also: {stemmata} (pl)]
Source: WordNet® 2.0