Word: noncrustose
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
cru
stose
Definition: Not crustose; having a thin crusty thallus that adheres closely to the surface on which it is growing
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: crustose
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a lichen, growing tightly appressed to the substrate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crusta
Language: la
Decoded: crusta
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust, bark, scab.
Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ose, -ous; full of, overly, prone to. Used to form adjectives from nouns.