Word: pteridomania
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pter
i
do
ma
ni
a
Definition: A craze, in 19th-century England, for collecting ferns and for using images of ferns in the decorative arts
Morphemes:
Affix: pterido-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fern
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτέρις
Language: grc
Decoded: pteris
Meaning: fern
Affix: -mania
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: compulsion or obsession.