Word: zygophytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: zy
go
phytes
Definition: Plural of zygophyte. Any plant of a proposed class or grand division in which reproduction consists in the union of two similar cells.
Morphemes:
Affix: zygo-
Language: en
Meaning: union; pair
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζυγόν
Language: grc
Decoded: zugon
Meaning: yoke
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 many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).