Word: ephedraceous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: e
phe
dra
ceous
Definition: Belonging to the Ephedraceae.
Morphemes:
Affix: Ephedra
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Ephedraceae - many Asiatic shrubs, some of which have medicinal uses
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπι-
Language: grc
Decoded: epi-
Meaning: upon
Affix: ἕδρα
Language: grc
Decoded: edra
Meaning: seat
Affix: -aceae
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of taxonomic families of plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āceae
Language: la
Decoded: -aceae
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of