Word: metagenome
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
ge
nome
Definition: All the genetic material present in an environmental sample, consisting of the genomes of many individual organisms.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to metabolism; the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
Affix: gene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γενεά
Language: grc
Decoded: genea
Meaning: generation, descent
Affix: -ome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual.