Word: blastostyles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bla
sto
styles
Definition: Plural of blastostyle. In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid whose special function is to produce medusoid buds.
Morphemes:
Affix: blasto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bud; budding; germination
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλᾰστᾰ́νω
Language: grc
Decoded: blastano
Meaning: to bud, sprout
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: -style
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: column(s); forming adjectives
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στῦλος
Language: grc
Decoded: stulos
Meaning: pillar, column
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.