Word: paraheliotropism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ra
he
li
o
tro
pi
sm
Definition: Movement of a plant's leaves in order to reduce incident sunlight damage
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: parachute.
Affix: helio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Concerning the sun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἥλιος
Language: grc
Decoded: elios
Meaning: sun
Affix: -tropism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: movement, turning.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tropus
Language: la
Decoded: tropus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a way of singing, a song
Affix: -ism
Language: en
Decoded: -ism
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of a tendency of behaviour, action, state, condition or opinion belonging to a class or group of persons, or the result of a doctrine, ideology or principle or lack thereof.