Word: shootward
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: shoot
ward
Definition: Toward the shoot of a plant.
Morphemes:
Affix: shoot
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
Affix: -ward
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming adverbs denoting course or direction to, or motion or tendency toward, as in "backward; toward; forward", etc.