Word: bittercress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
tter
cress
Definition: Any plant of the Cardamine genus, especially Cardamine bulbosa and Cardamine hirsuta.
Morphemes:
Affix: bit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something unpleasant.
Affix: -er
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.
Affix: cress
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic.