Word: chamaephytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cha
mae
phytes
Definition: Plural of chamaephyte. Any low perennial plant whose buds overwinter just above soil level
Morphemes:
Affix: chamae-
Language: en
Meaning: ground
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).