Word: exosporium
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
xo
spo
ri
um
Definition: The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
Morphemes:
Affix: exo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: outside; external
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἔξω
Language: grc
Decoded: exo
Meaning: outer; external
Affix: spore
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To produce spores.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπείρω
Language: grc
Decoded: speiro
Meaning: to sow, to scatter
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -ium
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of an aggregation or mass of something, such as biological tissue: for example, epithelium pollinium. ords so formed often form their plural with -ia.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -um
Language: la
Decoded: -um
Meaning: neuter singular morphological suffix