Word: Cactaceae
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: cac
ta
ceae
Definition: Proper noun~ A taxonomic family within the order Caryophyllales - the cacti and related plants
Morphemes:
Affix: Cactus
Language: en
Meaning: obsolete genus of succulents
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cactus
Language: la
Decoded: cactus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the cardoon, Cynara cardunculus
Affix: -aceae
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of taxonomic families of plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āceae
Language: la
Decoded: -aceae
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to