Word: understratum
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: un
der
stra
tum
Definition: The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the soil rests; the subsoil.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: stratum
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A layer of sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: strātum
Language: la
Decoded: stratum
Meaning: a spread for a bed, coverlet, quilt, blanket; a pillow, bolster; a bed