Word: Echinacea
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: ech
i
na
cea
Definition: Proper noun~ A taxonomic superorder within the class Echinoidea - sea urchins with solid spines and gills
Morphemes:
Affix: Echinus
Language: en
Meaning: genus of sea urchins
Etymology Compounds: Affix: echīnus
Language: la
Decoded: echinus
Meaning: sea urchin
Affix: -acea
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form taxonomic names of animals of the rank of order, suborder, or similar
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -acea
Language: la
Decoded: -acea
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to