stemma

/ˈstɛmə/

Other forms: stemmata

Definitions of stemma

1. noun

   the descendants of one individual
   synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock

   types:

   family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept

   people descended from a common ancestor

   side

   a family line of descent

   people

   members of a family line

   homefolk

   the people of your home locality (especially your own family)

   house

   aristocratic family line

   dynasty

   a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family

   gens, name

   family based on male descent

   type of:

   family tree, genealogy

   successive generations of kin
2. noun

   a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work
   type of:

   tree, tree diagram

   a figure that branches from a single root
3. noun

   an eye having a single lens
   synonyms: ocellus, simple eye

   types:

   ommatidium

   any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods

   type of:

   eye, oculus, optic

   the organ of sight