Word: phycoplasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phy
cop
lasts
Definition: Plural of phycoplast. An array of microtubules involved in the formation of cell walls.
Morphemes:
Affix: phyco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: seaweed or algae.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῦκος
Language: grc
Decoded: phukos
Meaning: seaweed
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.