Word: sandthorns
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sand
thorns
Definition: Plural of sandthorn. A species of sea buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides, found from western Europe to northwestern China.
Morphemes:
Affix: sand
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sandpiper; any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
Affix: thorn
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sharp protective spine of a plant.
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.