Word: germlines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: germ
lines
Definition: Plural of germline; the population of a multicellular organism's cells that pass on their genetic material to the progeny (offspring)
Morphemes:
Affix: germ
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. article on cereal germ.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: gignō
Language: la
Decoded: gigno
Meaning: I beget
Affix: -men
Language: la
Decoded: -men
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms neuter nouns of the third declension
Affix: line
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A line segment; a continuous finite segment of such a figure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: linea
Language: la
Decoded: linea
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A geometric line.
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.