Word: noncactus
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
cac
tus
Definition: Not of or pertaining to cactus; any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: cactus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κάκτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kaktos
Meaning: cardoon