Word: redshanks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: red
shanks
Definition: Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)
Morphemes:
Affix: red
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having an orange-brown or orange-blond colour; ginger.
Affix: shank
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A redshank or greenshank, various species of Old World wading birds in the genus Tringa having distinctly colored legs.
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.