Word: infestation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
fes
ta
tion
Definition: The presence of a large number of pest organisms in an area or field, on the surface of a host or anything that might contact a host, or in the soil.
Morphemes:
Affix: infest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To invade a host plant or animal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: īnfestus
Language: la
Decoded: infestus
Meaning: hostile, unsafe
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominate verb
Affix: -ation
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ātiō
Language: la
Decoded: -atio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Form of -tiō appended to nouns