Word: acrophylls
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
cro
phylls
Definition: Plural of acrophyll. In a climbing plant, a leaf produced by the mature plant, which is physically distinct from the leaves produced by the immature plant.
Morphemes:
Affix: acro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sharp
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄκρος
Language: grc
Decoded: akros
Meaning: highest, at the extremity
Affix: -phyll
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: leaf
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φύλλον
Language: grc
Decoded: phullon
Meaning: leaf
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.