Word: rhizomania
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rhi
zo
ma
ni
a
Definition: An abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.
Morphemes:
Affix: rhizo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: roots (of living organisms).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῥίζα
Language: grc
Decoded: Riza
Meaning: root
Affix: -mania
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: compulsion or obsession.