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sassafras |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Sassafras \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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sassafras n 1: yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America [syn: {sassafras tree}, {Sassafras albidum}] 2: dried root bark of the sassafras tree
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