Word: pheoplast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phe
op
last
Definition: A plastid, containing brown pigment, found in diatoms, dinoflagellates and brown algae
Morphemes:
Affix: pheo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: grey or dark in colour
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φαιός
Language: grc
Decoded: phaios
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: grey, of any colour mixed of black and white
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein