Word: spleenworts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spleen
worts
Definition: Plural of spleenwort; any of various chiefly rock-inhabiting ferns of the genus Asplenium
Morphemes:
Affix: spleen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: splēn
Language: la
Decoded: splen
Meaning: milt
Affix: wort
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A plant; herb; vegetable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: wort
Language: enm
Decoded: wort
Meaning: 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.