Word: perigynium
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
i
gyn
i
um
Definition: Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.
Morphemes:
Affix: perigynium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any unusual appendage around the pistil, such as the bottle-shaped body in the sedges, or the bristles and scales in some other genera of the sedge family.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περῐ-
Language: grc
Decoded: peri-
Meaning: περῐ-
Affix: γῠνή
Language: grc
Decoded: gune
Meaning: γῠνή
Affix: -ῐον
Language: grc
Decoded: -ion
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A noun-forming diminutive suffix.