Word: statoliths
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sta
to
liths
Definition: Plural of statolith. A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
Morphemes:
Affix: stato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: propagules or spores in aquatic organisms.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στατός
Language: grc
Decoded: statos
Meaning: standing
Affix: -lith
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form names of rocks and minerals
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.