Word: intercarpellary
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: in
ter
car
pel
lar
y
Definition: Between carpels; a simple pistil or one element of a compound pistil
Morphemes:
Affix: inter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: between, amid, among, during, within, mutual, reciprocal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter-
Language: la
Decoded: inter-
Meaning: between, amid
Affix: carpel
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the individual female reproductive organs in a flower. A carpel is composed of an ovary, a style, and a stigma, although some flowers have carpels without a distinct style. In origin, carpels are leaves (megasporophylls) that have evolved to enclose the ovules. The term pistil is sometimes used to refer to a single carpel or to several carpels fused together
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carpelle
Language: fr
Decoded: carpelle
PoS: Noun
Meaning: carpel
Affix: -ary
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.