Word: mesophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
so
phytes
Definition: Plural of mesophyte; land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte
Morphemes:
Affix: meso-
Language: en
Meaning: middle
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέσος
Language: grc
Decoded: mesos
Meaning: middle
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
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.