Word: madreporites
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ma
dre
por
ites
Definition: Plural of madreporite. A fossil stony coral, or a deposit composed of the same.
Morphemes:
Affix: madrepore
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A coral of the genus Madrepora or of the larger group Madreporaria.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mater
Language: la
Decoded: mater
PoS: Noun
Meaning: nurse
Affix: poro
Language: it
Decoded: poro
Meaning: pore
Affix: -ite
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns denoting fossil organisms.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).