lemma

noun (1)

lem·ma | \ ˈle-mə

plural lemmas or lemmata\ ˈle-mə-tə

Definition of lemma

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : an auxiliary proposition used in the demonstration of another proposition

2 : the argument or theme of a composition prefixed as a title or introduction also : the heading or theme of a comment or note on a text

3 : a glossed word or phrase

lemma

noun (2)

Definition of lemma (Entry 2 of 2)

: the lower of the two bracts enclosing the flower in the spikelet of grasses

Noun (1)

Latin, from Greek lēmma thing taken, assumption, from lambanein to take — more at latch

Noun (2)

Greek, husk, from lepein to peel — more at leper

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