Word: rhizodeposits
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rhi
zo
de
po
sits
Definition: Plural of rhizodeposit. Sloughed-off plant cells, in the rhizosphere, that are fed on by bacteria
Morphemes:
Affix: rhizo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: roots (of living organisms).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῥίζα
Language: grc
Decoded: Riza
Meaning: root
Affix: deposit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything left behind on a surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: depositus
Language: la
Decoded: depositus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: deposited
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.