λέμμα,ατος,τό, (λέπω)
A. that which is peeled off, rind, husk, Hp. Mul. 2.117 , Ar. Av. 674 , Alex. 266.3 ; τῆς . . σαρκοειδοῦς φύσεως λ.
Pl. Ti. 76a
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2. ἰχθύων λέμματα scales, Poll. 6.51 .
3. metaph.,a mere husk, of one who has been swindled, Anaxil. 33.5 .