Word: phyllocyst
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phyl
lo
cyst
Definition: The cavity of a hydrophyllium. One of the flat, leaf-like, protective zooids covering other zooids of certain Siphonophorae.
Morphemes:
Affix: phyllo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: leaf, leaves.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φύλλον
Language: grc
Decoded: phullon
Meaning: leaf
Affix: cyst
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύστις
Language: grc
Decoded: kustis
Meaning: anatomical sac