Word: tropophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tro
po
phytes
Definition: Plural of tropophyte. Any plant that lives in an environment in which heavy rainfall alternates with periods of drought
Morphemes:
Affix: tropo-
Language: en
Meaning: changeable
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I turn
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.