Word: stratocumulus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stra
to
cu
mu
lus
Definition: A principal low-level cloud type, predominantly stratiform, in the form of a gray and/or whitish layer or patch, which nearly always has dark parts and is nonfibrous.
Morphemes:
Affix: strato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: strata; especially, stratus clouds
Affix: cumulus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A large white puffy cloud that develops through convection. On a hot, humid day, they can form towers and even become cumulonimbus clouds.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cumulus
Language: la
Decoded: cumulus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: heap, pile