Word: microsporophyll
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
sporo
phyll
Definition: a leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll)
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: spore
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A reproductive particle, usually a single cell, released by a fungus, alga, or plant that may germinate into another.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπείρω
Language: grc
Decoded: speiro
Meaning: to sow, to scatter
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -phyll
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: leaf
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φύλλον
Language: grc
Decoded: phullon
Meaning: leaf