Word: silkweeds
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: silk
weeds
Definition: Plural of silkweed; any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
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: Short for duckweed; any small or minute aquatic plant of the family Lemnaceae that float on or near the surface of shallow ponds
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).