Word: xenophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: xe
no
phytes
Definition: Plural of xenophyte. Any plant, now growing wild, that was introduced from another geographic location
Morphemes:
Affix: xeno-
Language: en
Meaning: foreign
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ξένος
Language: grc
Decoded: xenos
Meaning: alien
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 plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.