Definitions of stemma
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the descendants of one individual
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synonyms:
ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock
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family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept
people descended from a common ancestor
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side
a family line of descent
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people
members of a family line
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homefolk
the people of your home locality (especially your own family)
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house
aristocratic family line
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dynasty
a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family
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gens, name
family based on male descent
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type of:
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family tree, genealogy
successive generations of kin
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a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work
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tree, tree diagram
a figure that branches from a single root
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tree, tree diagram
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an eye having a single lens
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synonyms:
ocellus, simple eye
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ommatidium
any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods
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ommatidium
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