Word: apoplastic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: a
pop
la
stic
Definition: Of or pertaining to an apoplast. The space outside of a plant's plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are transported across a tissue or organ
Morphemes:
Affix: apo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: the apoprotein form of the protein
Affix: -plast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A plastid; any of various small particles in the cytoplasm of the cells of plants and some animals containing pigments or starch or oil or protein
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to