Word: purpletuft
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pur
ple
tuft
Definition: Any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.
Morphemes:
Affix: purple
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the species of large butterflies, usually marked with purple or blue, of the genus Basilarchia (formerly Limenitis).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: purpura
Language: la
Decoded: purpura
Meaning: purple dye, shellfish
Affix: tuft
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small clump of trees or bushes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: touffe
Language: fro
Decoded: touffe
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to clump together, clump up