Word: endoflagellum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
do
fla
ge
llum
Definition: Any of a series of flagella, wound around spirochetes, that form an axial filament
Morphemes:
Affix: endo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔνδον
Language: grc
Decoded: endon
Meaning: inner; internal
Affix: flagellum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: flagrum
Language: la
Decoded: flagrum
Meaning: scourge, whip
Affix: -ellus
Language: la
Decoded: -ellus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.