Word: rhizomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rhi
zomes
Definition: Plural of rhizome; a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure
Morphemes:
Affix: rhizome
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῥίζα
Language: grc
Decoded: Riza
Meaning: root
Affix: -ome
Language: en
Decoded: -ome
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A mass of something.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.