Word: axipetal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
xi
pe
tal
Definition: Seeking the axon; long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
Morphemes:
Affix: axon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄξων
Language: grc
Decoded: axon
Meaning: axis
Affix: -petal
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: travelling towards
Etymology Compounds: Affix: peto
Language: la
Decoded: peto
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I make for (somewhere).
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.