
n., pl., -mas, or lem·ma·ta (lĕm'ə-tə).
- A subsidiary proposition assumed to be valid and used to demonstrate a principal proposition.
- A theme, argument, or subject indicated in a title.
- A word or phrase treated in a glossary or similar listing.
[Latin lēmma, from Greek, from lambanein, to take.]
lem·ma2 (lĕm'ə)

n.
The outer or lower of the two bracts that enclose the flower in a grass spikelet.
[Greek, husk, from lepein, to peel.]







