Hyphenation of lemma

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word lemma? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

lem-ma

Definitions of lemma:

1.
A subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
2.
The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
3.
The heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry

Synonyms of lemma:

noun proposition
nounflowering glume, glume
noun heading, header, head

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