Word: microspores
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
spores
Definition: Plural of microspore; smaller of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous plants; develops in the pollen sac into a male gametophyte
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: spore
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce spores.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπείρω
Language: grc
Decoded: speiro
Meaning: to sow, to scatter
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.