Word: myrmecophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: myr
me
co
phytes
Definition: Plural of myrmecophyte; plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it
Morphemes:
Affix: myrmeco-
Language: en
Meaning: ant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύρμηκος
Language: grc
Decoded: murmekos
Meaning: ant’s
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
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.