Word: chloroplast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chlo
ro
plast
Definition: An organelle found in the cells of green plants, and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place.
Morphemes:
Affix: chloro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Green in color.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χλωρός
Language: grc
Decoded: khloros
Meaning: pale green
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