Word: introgression
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
tro
gres
sion
Definition: The movement of a gene from one species to another.
Morphemes:
Affix: introgress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid
Etymology Compounds: Affix: introgredior
Language: la
Decoded: introgredior
Meaning: to step in, enter
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.