Word: endothecal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: en
do
the
cal
Definition: Relating to the endotheca. The tissue which partially fills the interior of the interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually consists of a series of oblique transverse septa, one above another.
Morphemes:
Affix: endo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: theca
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The calcareous wall of a corallite, the exoskeleton of a coral polyp.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θήκη
Language: grc
Decoded: theke
Meaning: a case, box, receptacle
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.