Word: perisporium
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
ri
spo
ri
um
Definition: the outer part of a spore wall which often disappears in older spores.
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
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