Associations to the word «Sassafras»

Wiktionary

SASSAFRAS, noun. (countable) A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.
SASSAFRAS, noun. (countable) A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.
SASSAFRAS, noun. (uncountable) The bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and formerly a main ingredient in root beer.
SASSAFRAS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Lauraceae   — the sassafras tree.

Dictionary definition

SASSAFRAS, noun. Yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America.
SASSAFRAS, noun. Dried root bark of the sassafras tree.

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