Word: silkweed
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: silk
weed
Definition: Any plant of the genus Asclepias whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.
Morphemes:
Affix: silk
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed covering of bombaxes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Σήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: Ser
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a silkworm
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
Affix: weed
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.