Word: fiddleheads
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fi
ddle
heads
Definition: Plural of fiddlehead. New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
Morphemes:
Affix: fiddle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves shaped like the musical instrument.
Affix: head
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A clump of seeds, leaves or flowers; a capitulum.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.