Word: kleptochloroplast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: klep
tochlo
ro
plast
Definition: Alternative form of kleptoplast; a symbiotic phenomenon whereby plastids, notably chloroplasts from algae, are sequestered by host organisms
Morphemes:
Affix: klepto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: theft; stealing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλέπτης
Language: grc
Decoded: kleptes
Meaning: thief
Affix: chloro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Containing chlorine.
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein