Word: Pleurotus
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: pleu
ro
tus
Definition: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Pleurotaceae - certain gilled mushrooms, including some widely eaten species
Morphemes:
Affix: Pleurotus
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Pleurotaceae - certain gilled mushrooms, including some widely eaten species
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pleura
Language: en
Decoded: pleura
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Plural of pleuron. A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
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.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
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.
Affix: οὖς
Language: grc
Decoded: ous
PoS: Noun
Meaning: : A kind of shellfish.