Word: chloroplasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chlo
ro
plasts
Definition: Plural of chloroplast; plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis
Morphemes:
Affix: chloro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Containing chlorine.
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.