Word: haptonema
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hap
tone
ma
Definition: In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
Morphemes:
Affix: haptonema
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἅπτω
Language: grc
Decoded: apto
Meaning: touch or fasten
Affix: νέω
Language: grc
Decoded: neo
Meaning: to spin
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action