Word: rhubarby
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: rhu
barb
y
Definition: Resembling or characteristic of rhubarb; plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous
Morphemes:
Affix: rhubarb
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any plant of the genus Rheum, especially Rheum rhabarbarum, having large leaves and long green or reddish acidic leafstalks that are edible, in particular when cooked (although the leaves are mildly poisonous).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Rha
Language: la
Decoded: Rha
Meaning: the River Volga
Affix: barbarum
Language: la
Decoded: barbarum
Meaning: barbarian
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.