sassafras

Definition of Sassafras in English :

Noun

1. sassafras, sassafras albidum, sassafras tree

yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

2. sassafras

dried root bark of the sassafras tree

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sassafras

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noun

1.

an aromatic deciduous lauraceous tree, Sassafras albidum, of North America, having three-lobed leaves and dark blue fruits

2.

the aromatic dried root bark of this tree, used as a flavouring, and yielding sassafras oil

3. Australian

any of several unrelated trees having a similar fragrant bark

Sassafras

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noun

1.

a small E North American tree (Sassafras albidum) of the laurel family, having an aromatic bark, leaves with usually two or three fingerlike lobes, and small, bluish fruits

2.

the dried root bark of this tree, used as a flavoring agent and yielding safrole

Sassafras

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n.

1. A deciduous eastern North American tree (Sassafras albidum) having irregularly lobed leaves and aromatic bark, leaves, and roots.

2. The dried root bark of this plant, used as a source of safrole and formerly as a flavoring.

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