Word: tubercle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tu
ber
cle
Definition: A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
Morphemes:
Affix: tubercle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A round nodule, small eminence, or warty outgrowth, especially those found on bones for the attachment of a muscle or ligament or small elevations on the surface of a tooth.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tube
Language: fr
Decoded: tube
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tube
Affix: -er
Language: fr
Decoded: -er
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Nominal suffix indicating the person who exercises a particular activity.
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.