Word: barleycorn
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bar
ley
corn
Definition: The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes
Morphemes:
Affix: bere
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Barley, especially four-rowed barley or .
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns specifying time intervals, the adjectives having the sense of "occurring at such intervals".
Affix: corn
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.