Word: caltrops
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cal
trops
Definition: Plural of caltrop; tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed
Morphemes:
Affix: caltrop
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: calcare
Language: la
Decoded: calcare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I trample, tread on.
Affix: trappa
Language: la
Decoded: trappa
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To trap (hunt using traps)
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form plurals of foreign words, to clarify pronunciation, such as “banana’s” or “pasta’s”.