Word: redshanks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: red
shanks
Definition: Common name of Adenostoma sparsifolium of southern California in the US and northern Baja California in Mexico.
Morphemes:
Affix: red
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The drug secobarbital; a capsule of this drug.
Affix: shank
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The body of a type; between the shoulder and the foot.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.