Definition of lemma

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  • lemma is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • lemma is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • lemma is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of lemma

  • the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. flowering glume
  • a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition (noun)
  • the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry (noun)

See definition of lemma in Merriam Webster