English noun: lemma | |||
1. | lemma (communication) a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | proposition | ||
2. | lemma (plant) the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae | ||
Synonyms | flowering glume | ||
Broader (hypernym) | glume | ||
3. | lemma (communication) the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry | ||
Broader (hypernym) | head, header, heading | ||