Word: buttonwillows
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bu
tton
wi
llows
Definition: Plural of buttonwillow. A shrub with round flower heads found near water in California, the Eastern US, and Central America, Cephalanthus occidentalis.
Morphemes:
Affix: button
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A bud; a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals
Affix: willow
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
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.