Word: backcrossings
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: back
cro
ssings
Definition: Plural of backcrossing; mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.
Affix: cross
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cross-fertilize or crossbreed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crux
Language: la
Decoded: crux
PoS: Noun
Meaning: wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming derivative nouns (originally masculine), with the sense ‘son of, belonging to’, as in placenames, patronymics or diminutives; -ite.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.