Word: bulbophile
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bul
bo
phile
Definition: A person who is obsessed with bulb plants.
Morphemes:
Affix: bulb
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bulbus
Language: la
Decoded: bulbus
Meaning: bulb, onion
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -phile
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving; friendly", or "friend".
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φίλος
Language: grc
Decoded: philos
Meaning: dear, beloved