Word: pleurenchyma
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pleu
ren
chy
ma
Definition: A tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells, of which wood is mainly composed.
Morphemes:
Affix: pleura
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
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: -enchyma
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: cellular tissue
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: in, into
Affix: χέω
Language: grc
Decoded: kheo
Meaning: to pour
Affix: -μᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action