Word Parts I BotanyGenetics Example of how to

Example of how to fill in word parts list 1. Word part ____ Meaning______

-cide Meaning: kill

ab. Meaning: away, apart

Hyper- or Epi. Meaning: Above

Hypo. Meaning: Below

Proto. Meaning: First

path. Meaning: disease

peri. Meaning: around

Exo- or Ecto. Meaning: Outside

Endo. Meaning: Inside

Herb. Meaning: Plant/grass

dendr. Meaning: tree

Coni. Meaning: cone

Omni. Meaning: all

- vorous Meaning: Eating

Homo- or Homeo. Meaning: same

Hetero. Meaning: Different

Angi. Meaning: Vessel, duct

Antho. Meaning: flower

flor. Meaning: flower

foli. Meaning: leaf

Hydro. Meaning: Water

-logy Meaning: Study of

Bio. Meaning: life

gluc-, glyc. Meaning: Sugar, sweet

Zoo. Meaning: animal

Micro. Meaning: small

Arthro- Meaning: joint

De- Meaning: remove

Meso- Meaning: middle

A- Meaning: Not, without

Macro- Meaning: large

Photo. Meaning: light

gymno. Meaning: Naked, bare

ov. Meaning: egg

Word Parts II

Uni- or Mono. Meaning: one

Bi- or Di. Meaning: two

Tri. Meaning: three

Auto. Meaning: Self

sacchar. Meaning: sugar

-cellular Meaning: Related to cells

cotyl. Meaning: Seed leaf

-synthesis Meaning: To be put together or made

-scope Meaning: Instrument for viewing

cerat. Meaning: horn

tracheo. Meaning: pipes

Anti. Meaning: against

Cyto- or cyte. Meaning: cell

vas. Meaning: vessel

xyl. Meaning: wood

Physio. Meaning: function

Hepa. Meaning: liver

Hemo. Meaning: blood

Derm-/Cuti. Meaning: skin

Phyto- Meaning: plants

Myo. Meaning: muscle

-lysis Meaning: Decomposition/dissolvi ng

Poly- Meaning: many

Trans- Meaning: across

Chloro. Meaning: green

Con-, Co-, or Com. Meaning: With/together

Diplo- Meaning: double

Iso- Meaning: equal

Tel- or Telo. Meaning: end

Tox- Meaning: poisonous

-sperm/-spor. Meaning: seed

pseudo. Meaning: False, fake

rhiz. Meaning: root

-phyll Meaning: leaf