Word: lithoseres
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: li
tho
seres
Definition: Plural of lithosere; a plant succession that begins life on a newly exposed rock surface, such as one left bare as a result of glacial retreat, tectonic uplift as in the formation of a raised beach, or volcanic eruptions
Morphemes:
Affix: litho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lith- + -o-
Affix: sere
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A natural succession of animal or plant communities in an ecosystem, especially a series of communities succeeding one another from the time a habitat is unoccupied to the point when a climax community is achieved.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: serere
Language: la
Decoded: serere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I found, establish; scatter, spread, disseminate; propagate; excite; cause, produce.
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.