Word: haustorium
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: haus
to
ri
um
Definition: A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon.
Morphemes:
Affix: haustorium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: hauriō
Language: la
Decoded: haurio
Meaning: draw, drain
Affix: -tor
Language: la
Decoded: -tor
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; used to form a masculine agent noun
Affix: -ium
Language: en
Decoded: -ium
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of an aggregation or mass of something, such as biological tissue: for example, epithelium pollinium. ords so formed often form their plural with -ia.