Word: perithallus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
i
tha
llus
Definition: The layer of cells surrounding a thallus
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: thallus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An undifferentiated plant body, such as in algae.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θαλλός
Language: grc
Decoded: thallos
Meaning: young shoot, twig