lemma

/ˈlɛmə/

Other forms: lemmas; lemmata

Definitions of lemma

1. noun

   a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
   type of:

   proposition

   (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
2. noun

   the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
   type of:

   head, header, heading

   a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about
3. noun

   the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
   synonyms: flowering glume

   type of:

   glume

   small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae