Word: colicroot
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: col
ic
root
Definition: Dioscorea villosa; a genus of freshwater mussels, aquatic bivalve molluscs in the family Unionidae
Morphemes:
Affix: colic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to the colon; colonic.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κῶλον
Language: grc
Decoded: kolon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: part of a sentence: clause
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
Affix: root
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.