Word: circumnutation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cir
cum
nu
ta
tion
Definition: The successive bowing or bending in different directions of the growing tip of the stem of many plants, especially seen in climbing plants.
Morphemes:
Affix: circum-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around, surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: circum-
Language: la
Decoded: circum-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: circum- (round, about)
Affix: nutation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The circular motion of the tip of a growing shoot.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nūtātiō
Language: la
Decoded: nutatio
Meaning: nodding