[ˈlɛmə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a subsidiary or intermediate theorem in an argument or proof
(e.g: they give every last lemma of neoclassical theory the status of Holy Writ)

- a heading indicating the subject or argument of a literary composition or annotation

- a word or phrase defined in a dictionary or entered in a word list


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: via Latin from Greek lēmma ‘something assumed’; related to lambanein ‘take’

[ˈlɛmə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the lower bract of the floret of a grass


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century (denoting the husk or shell of a fruit): from Greek, from lepein ‘to peel’