Word: monophylum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
no
phy
lum
Definition: A hierarchical group of organisms including an ancestor species and all its descendants
Morphemes:
Affix: mono-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: one, single, only
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μόνος
Language: grc
Decoded: monos
Meaning: alone, only, sole, single
Affix: phylum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class; also called a divisio or a division, especially in describing plants; a taxon at that rank
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῦλον
Language: grc
Decoded: phulon
Meaning: tribe, race