Word: spleens
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spleens
Definition: Plural of spleen; a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses
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: -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.