Word: floodplain
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: flood
plain
Definition: An alluvial plain that may or may not experience occasional or periodic flooding.
Morphemes:
Affix: flood
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cover or partly fill as if by a flood.
Affix: plain
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An expanse of land with relatively low relief, usually exclusive of forests, deserts, and wastelands.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: plānum
Language: la
Decoded: planum
Meaning: level ground, a plain