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Sassafras

Sassafras Meaning & Definition
Sassafras Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sassafras?

[n] dried root bark of the sassafras tree
[n] yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sassafras: Sassafras albidum | sassafras tree

Related Terms | Find terms related to Sassafras:

See Also | flavorer | flavoring | flavourer | flavouring | genus Sassafras | laurel | sassafras | sassafras | Sassafras albidum | sassafras oil | sassafras tree | seasoner | seasoning

Sassafras In Webster's Dictionary

\Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso, sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia, saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.] (Bot.) An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste. {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras}) with aromatic bark and leaves. {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia sempervirens}). {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae]}). {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}. {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See {Magnolia}.

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