Word: xanthophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: xan
tho
phytes
Definition: Plural of xanthophyte. Any yellow-green alga (of the class Xanthophyceae)
Morphemes:
Affix: xantho-
Language: en
Meaning: golden
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξανθός
Language: grc
Decoded: xanthos
Meaning: yellow
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 the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.