Word: fernane
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fer
nane
Definition: A specific triterpene hydrocarbon; any of many naturally-occurring derivatives of this compound.
Morphemes:
Affix: fern
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations.
Affix: -ane
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ānus
Language: la
Decoded: -anus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to; -ian; usually indicates a relationship of position, possession, or origin.