Word: keratophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ke
ra
to
phytes
Definition: Plural of keratophyte. A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.
Morphemes:
Affix: kerato-
Language: en
Meaning: horn
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κέρας
Language: grc
Decoded: keras
Meaning: horn
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
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.