Word: gemmules
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ge
mmules
Definition: Plural of gemmule; the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
Morphemes:
Affix: gemmule
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hypothetical particle once thought to be the basis of heredity according to pangenesis theory.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).