Morpheme
Pearl
Type
free base
Denotation
shelly concretion of certain bivalve mollusks
Etymology
Middle English perle; Old French perle; Medieval Latin perla; of unknown origin
Evidence
pearl, pearldom, pearled, pearler, pearlescence, pearlescent, pearlescently, pearlier, pearliest, pearling, pearlite, pearlless, pearllike, pearlness, pearls, pearlwise, pearly