Word: cycasins
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cy
ca
sins
Definition: Plural of cycasin; a carcinogenic and neurotoxic glucoside found in cycads such as Cycas revoluta and Zamia pumila
Morphemes:
Affix: cycad
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any plant of the division Cycadophyta, having a stout and woody trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Cycas
Language: NL.
Decoded: Cycas
Meaning: genus of tropical trees
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an antibiotic
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.