Word: cryptophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cryp
to
phytes
Definition: Plural of cryptophyte; common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms
Morphemes:
Affix: crypto-
Language: en
Meaning: hidden
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κρυπτός
Language: grc
Decoded: kruptos
Meaning: hidden, secret
Affix: -phyte
Language: en
Meaning: plant
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φυτόν
Language: grc
Decoded: phuton
Meaning: plant
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.