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Stemma

One of the ocelli of an insect. See Ocellus.

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Broader term 5

Eye 76% connected

A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Genealogy 76% connected

An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succ…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Oculus 76% connected

An eye; (Bot.) a leaf bud.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Optic 76% connected

The organ of sight; an eye.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tree 76% connected

Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 7

Family 76% connected

The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Folk 76% connected

Alt. of Folks

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Kinsfolk 76% connected

Relatives; kindred; kin; persons of the same family or closely or closely related families.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ommatidium 76% connected

One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Phratry 76% connected

A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sept 76% connected

A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common progenitor; -- used especially of the ancient clans in Ireland.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Side 76% connected

The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distin…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 10

Ancestry 92% connected

Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth or honorable descent.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Blood 92% connected

The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of the body, and bringing away waste produc…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Descent 92% connected

The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Line 92% connected

Flax; linen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Lineage 92% connected

Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ocellus 92% connected

A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Origin 92% connected

The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Parentage 92% connected

Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth; as, a man of noble par…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pedigree 92% connected

A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a register or record of a line of ancestors.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Stock 92% connected

The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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