Word: phragmoplast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phrag
mo
plast
Definition: A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.
Morphemes:
Affix: phragmo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: obstruction, barrier
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein