Word: phyllotaxis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: phyl
lo
tax
is
Definition: The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
Morphemes:
Affix: phyllo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: leaf, leaves.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φύλλον
Language: grc
Decoded: phullon
Meaning: leaf
Affix: taxi
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The movement of an aircraft across an airport's surface under its own power; a phase of aircraft operation involving this movement.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: taxa
Language: ML.
Decoded: taxa
Meaning: tax, charge
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).