See Also: lemma(medicine)
lemma(1)(dictionary)
lemma(2)(dictionary)

lemma(2) (iou)



lemma noun2. . M18.
[Greek, from lepein to peel.]
The husk or shell of a fruit. Only in M18.
Botany. The lower bract of the floret of a grass. Cf. PALEA 2. E20.