Word: lignotubers
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lig
no
tu
bers
Definition: Plural of lignotuber. A starchy enlargement ( caudex), usually of a root, of a woody plant, serving to store water.
Morphemes:
Affix: ligno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: wood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lignum
Language: la
Decoded: lignum
Meaning: wood
Affix: tuber
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fleshy, thickened underground stem of a plant, usually containing stored starch, for example a potato or arrowroot.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tūber
Language: la
Decoded: tuber
Meaning: bump, hump, swelling
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.