Root Word #6

Biology 🧬

peri-

peri-

around

permea-

to pass, to go

phag-

eat

pheno-

to show

Phil-

loving, fond of

phon-; phone-

sound

-phore

bearer

photo-

light

phyc-

seaweed, algae

-phyll

leaf

physi-

nature; natural qualities

-phte; phyt-

plant

plan-

roaming; wandering

plasm- ; -plast

form; formed into

pleur-

rib; lung

pneumo-

lungs, air-

-pod

foot

ploy-

many; serval

por-

Opening

port-

carry

post-

after, behind

Pom-

fruit

pre-

before, ahead of time

pro-

forward; favoring

proto-

first; primary

pseud-

false, deceptive

pter-

having wings or fins

pulmo-

lung

puls-

drive, push

pyr-

heat, fire

quadr-

four; four-fold

quin-

five

radi-

ray; spoke of a wheel; energy in rays

re-

again, back

rect-

correct, right

ren-

Kidney

ret-

net; made like a net

rhin-

nose

rhiz-

root

rubr-

red

saccharo-

suagr

spar-

rotten

Saur-

lizard

scler-

hard

sci-

to know

scope-

look, observe

-scirbe ; script

write

semi-

half, partly