Word: protocorms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
to
corms
Definition: Plural of protocorm. A tuberous mass of cells that is the embryonic form of orchids and club mosses
Morphemes:
Affix: proto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
Affix: corm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κορμός
Language: grc
Decoded: kormos
Meaning: trunk stripped of its boughs
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).