stemma

stem·ma  (stm)

n. pl. stem·ma·ta (stm-t) or stem·mas

1. A scroll recording the genealogy of an ancient Roman family; a family tree.

2. The genealogy of the manuscripts of a literary work.

3. A small, circular, simple eye present in various insect larvae.

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[Latin stemma, stemmat-, from Greek, garland, from stephein, to encircle.]

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stemma [ˈstɛmə]

n

(History / Heraldry) a family tree; pedigree

[via Latin from Greek stemma garland, wreath, from stephein to crown, wreathe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stemma - a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work tree diagram, tree - a figure that branches from a single root; "genealogical tree"
	2.	stemma - the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" blood line, bloodline, ancestry, lineage, pedigree, line of descent, parentage, blood, origin, descent, stock, line kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, family line, sept, folk, family - people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" side - a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side" family tree, genealogy - successive generations of kin
	3.	stemma - an eye having a single lens ocellus, simple eye eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight ommatidium - any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods