Word: epicormic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: e
pi
cor
mic
Definition: Growing from a dormant or adventitious bud.
Morphemes:
Affix: epi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Denotes an epimeric form
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐπί
Language: grc
Decoded: epi
Meaning: on top of
Affix: corm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short, vertical, swollen underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κορμός
Language: grc
Decoded: kormos
Meaning: trunk stripped of its boughs
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to