Word: cladoptosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cla
dop
to
sis
Definition: The regular shedding of branches by a plant, for clonal reproduction, "self-pruning" or in response to stress
Morphemes:
Affix: clado-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: clade; branches of organisms
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλάδος
Language: grc
Decoded: klados
Meaning: shoot, branch
Affix: ptosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πίπτω
Language: grc
Decoded: pipto
Meaning: to fall down
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process