Stemma - Definition
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, stemma, stock]
3: an eye having a single lens [syn: simple eye, stemma,
ocellus]