Word: subcrustose
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sub
cru
stose
Definition: Intermediate between crustose and foliose
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: subsidiary, secondary
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: crustose
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crusta
Language: la
Decoded: crusta
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust, bark, scab.
Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns.