Word: blepharoplast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ble
phar
op
last
Definition: A basal body. A cellular organelle, similar to a centriole, associated with the formation of cilia and flagella.
Morphemes:
Affix: blepharo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Having a feature resembling an eyelid.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλέφαρον
Language: grc
Decoded: blepharon
Meaning: eyelid
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter