Word: strigolactones
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: stri
go
lac
tones
Definition: Plural of strigolactone. Any of a family of terpenoid lactones that stimulate germination in parasitic plants of the genus Striga, and that inhibit shoot branching.
Morphemes:
Affix: Striga
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Orobanchaceae - parasitic plants called witchweed
Etymology Compounds: Affix: striga
Language: la
Decoded: striga
Meaning: witch
Affix: lactone
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a hydroxy acid
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).