Word: periciliary
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: per
i
ci
li
a
ry
Definition: Surrounding a cilium; a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: cilium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cilium
Language: la
Decoded: cilium
Meaning: eyelid
Affix: -ary
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.