1. Definitions Mrs. Harman
Greek Roots: Week 7
Definitions
Mrs. Harman

2. Roots dendr, dender phyll, phyllo phyt anth sperm, spermat, spor zo
tree
phyll, phyllo
leaf
phyt
plant
anth
flower
sperm, spermat, spor
seed; sowing zo
animal
hipp
horse

3. Roots Continued drom ornith ichthy entom etym ep phag
a running; course
ornith
bird
ichthy
fish
entom
insect
etym
true meaning; root ep
word
phag
eat

4. Suffix
-oidism
resemblance

5. dendrology
study of trees

6. phyllophagous
leaf eating

7. phytogeography
description written about plants; science of plants

8. polyanthus
many flowered

9. sporadic
occasional; infrequent

10. paleozoic
ancient animal formations or developmental period

11. hippodrome
horse arena

12. ornithology
study of birds

13. ichthyophagous
fish eating

14. entomology
study of insects

15. etymology
study of word origins

16. orthoepy
correct word pronunciation

17. cacoepy
bad pronunciation of words

18. anthology
collection of literary works

19. epizootic
disease of many animals at once