lemma

lem·ma ¹  (lm)

n. pl. lem·mas or lem·ma·ta (lm-t)

1. A subsidiary proposition assumed to be valid and used to demonstrate a principal proposition.

2. A theme, argument, or subject indicated in a title.

3. A word or phrase treated in a glossary or similar listing.

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[Latin lmma, from Greek, from lambanein, to take.]

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lem·ma ²  (lm)

n.

The outer or lower of the two bracts that enclose the flower in a grass spikelet.

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[Greek, husk, from lepein, to peel.]

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lemma¹

n pl -mas, -mata [-mətə]

1. (Mathematics) a subsidiary proposition, proved for use in the proof of another proposition

2. (Linguistics) Linguistics a word considered as its citation form together with all the inflected forms. For example, the lemma go consists of go together with goes, going, went, and gone

3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an argument or theme, esp when used as the subject or title of a composition

[C16 (meaning: proposition), C17 (meaning: title, theme): via Latin from Greek: premise, from lambanein to take (for granted)]

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lemma²

n pl -mas, -mata [-mətə]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the outer of two bracts surrounding each floret in a grass spikelet Compare palea

[from Greek: rind, from lepein to peel]

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lemma  (lm)

Plural lemmas or lemmata (lm-t)

The outer or lower of the two bracts enclosing one of the flowers within a grass spikelet.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lemma - a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
	2.	lemma - the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae flowering glume glume - small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
	3.	lemma - the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry header, heading, head - a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about; "the heading seemed to have little to do with the text"

Translations

lemma [ˈlemə] (lemmas or lemmata (pl)) [ˈlemətə] N → lema m

lemma pl <-s or -ta>

n (Ling) → Lemma nt