Word: candlenut
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: can
dle
nut
Definition: The seed of this tree, used as a candle
Morphemes:
Affix: candle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fast-growing, light-colored, upward-growing shoot on a pine tree in the spring. As growth slows in summer, the shoot darkens and is no longer conspicuous.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: candeō
Language: la
Decoded: candeo
Meaning: shine, glitter; glow
Affix: -ēla
Language: la
Decoded: -ela
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns from verbs, often specifically deponent verbs.
Affix: nut
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hard-shelled seed.