"-physis" meaning in English

See -physis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -physes [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth, I bring forth”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|φύσις||growth, I bring forth}} Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth, I bring forth”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes|cat3=|head=|id=}} -physis, {{en-suffix|cat2=noun-forming suffixes}} -physis
  1. Growth or growing. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--physis-en-suffix-amY6t3oC
  2. Form or structure. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--physis-en-suffix-SDWN1-SP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

Inflected forms

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