Word: protosteles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
ste
les
Definition: Plural of protostele. A type of stele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a solid core, with no central pith or leaf gaps.
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: stele
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The central core of a plant's root and stem system, especially including the vascular tissue and developed from the plerome.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στήλη
Language: grc
Decoded: stele
Meaning: upright rock; pillar; column
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).