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Word Roots Set 3
word roots
Term | Definition |
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iso | equal |
anemo | wind |
badro | pressure, weight |
meter | measure |
phil | love |
trop | turn |
anth | flower |
chrys | gold, yellow |
graph | 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 |
er | one who, that which |
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 wind speed |
isobaric | showing equal pressure |
anemophilous | pollenated by the wind |
anemotropism | orientation in response to wind currents |
barometer | an instrument for measuring air pressure |
anemology | the study of movements of the 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 fall |
anthophagous | feeding on flowers |