Definition of Lemma

Noun: lemma (lemmas,lemmata)  le-mu

1. A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
    
2. The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
   - flowering glume
    
3. The heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry

See also:
lemans
lemmas

Anagrams containing the word lemma

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