Word: spatterdocks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spa
tter
docks
Definition: Plural of spatterdock; common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
Morphemes:
Affix: spatter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A spot or spots of a substance spattered on a surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: spatten
Language: nl
Decoded: spatten
Meaning: to spout, burst
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
Meaning: verbal frequentative
Affix: dock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant.
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.