Word: diatropism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
at
ro
pism
Definition: The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.
Morphemes:
Affix: dia-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: through, across, between
Affix: -tropism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: growth towards.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tropus
Language: la
Decoded: tropus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a figurative use of a word, a trope (postAug. for trānslātiō verbōrum immūtātiō )
Affix: -ism
Language: en
Decoded: -ism
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes