Word: nonrice
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
rice
Definition: Not of or pertaining to rice; annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: rice
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.