Word: coprophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
pro
phytes
Definition: Plural of coprophyte. Any plant that lives on dung.
Morphemes:
Affix: copro-
Language: en
Meaning: dung
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κόπρος
Language: grc
Decoded: kopros
Meaning: excrement
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.