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Word Roots p.5-6
Word Roots pg.5 & 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| iso- | equal |
| anemo | wind |
| baro | preesure/weight |
| meter | measure |
| phil | love |
| trop | turn |
| anth | flower |
| chrys | write/written |
| heli | sun |
| phag | eat |
| phyte | plant |
| -ic | like/related to |
| -ism | act/state/condition |
| -logy | study of/science |
| -ous | having the quality of |
| -um | of or belonging to |
| -us | thing which |
| -y | state of,quality,act,body,group |
| barometric | related to or indicated by the barometer |
| anemometer | an instrument for measuring the wind speed |
| isobaric | showing equal pressure |
| anemophilous | pollenated by the wind |
| anemotropism | oriented in the response to wind currents |
| barometer | an instrument for measuring air pressure |
| anemology | the study of movements of thee winds |
| anthography | description of flowers |
| anther | the part of the flower that contains pollen |
| helianthus | a group of yellow-flowered plants that include the sunflower |
| anthophyte | a flowering plant |
| chrysanthemum | any of a large group of plants with bright yellow,red, or white showy flowers that bloom in late summer or fall |
| anthophagous | feeding on flowers |