Word: cardoons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
doons
Definition: Plural of cardoon; only parts eaten are roots and especially stalks (blanched and used as celery); related to artichokes
Morphemes:
Affix: cardoon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Cynara cardunculus, a prickly perennial plant related to the artichoke which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: carduus
Language: la
Decoded: carduus
Meaning: thistle
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.