Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sassafras"
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) 1.7 (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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