Word: orthogroups
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: or
tho
groups
Definition: Plural of orthogroup. The group of genes descended from a single gene in the last common ancestor of a clade of species.
Morphemes:
Affix: ortho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: straight, right, proper
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀρθός
Language: grc
Decoded: orthos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: straight forward, in a straight line
Affix: group
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A subset of a culture or of a society.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: groupe
Language: fr
Decoded: groupe
Meaning: cluster, group
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.