1. (

• stemma

) a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work ;

2. (

• lineage ,
• line ,
• line_of_descent ,
• descent ,
• bloodline ,
• blood_line ,
• blood ,
• pedigree ,
• ancestry ,
• origin ,
• parentage ,
• stemma ,
• stock ,

) the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" ;

3. (

• simple_eye ,
• stemma ,
• ocellus

) an eye having a single lens ;