Word: megasporophyll
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
gas
poro
phyll
Definition: A sporophyll that bears megasporangia.
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used with taxon names to form other taxon names, usually for a morphologically similar taxon differing only in size
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
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: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -phyll
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: leaf
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φύλλον
Language: grc
Decoded: phullon
Meaning: leaf