Word: chlorophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chlo
ro
phytes
Definition: Plural of chlorophyte; algae that are clear green in color; often growing on wet ricks or damp wood or the surface of stagnant water
Morphemes:
Affix: chloro-
Language: en
Meaning: green
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χλωρός
Language: grc
Decoded: khloros
Meaning: pale green
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
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.