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lema

The English word “lema” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The secretion of the tarsal glands of the eye.

Etymology

First coined 1789, from Ancient Greek λήμη (lḗmē, “substance that gathers in the corner of the eye; rheum”).

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