Word: ceratophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ce
ra
to
phytes
Definition: Plural of ceratophyte; a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn.
Morphemes:
Affix: cerato-
Language: en
Meaning: horn
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cerato-
Language: NL.
Decoded: cerato-
Meaning: horny
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 regular plurals of nouns.