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Word Roots 3
9th Grade Lit
Term | Definition |
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iso | equal |
anemo | wind |
baro | 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 |
anemotropism | orientation in response to wind currents |
barometer | and instrument for measuring air pressure |
anemology | the study of movement of the winds |
anthography | description of flowers |
helianthus | a group of yellow-flowered plants that include the sunflower |
anthophyte | a flowering plant |
chrysanthemum | any of a large group pf plants with bright yellow, red, or white snowy flowers that bloom in late summer or fall |
anthophagous | feeding on flowers |