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for sassafras
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
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.
[1913 Webster]
Australian+sassafras,+a+lofty+tree+({Doryophora+Sassafras">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 Novae
Zelandiae).
Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean.
Swamp+sassafras,+the+sweet+bay+({Magnolia+glauca">Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca). See
Magnolia.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
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, sassafras tree,
Sassafras albidum]
2: dried root bark of the sassafras tree
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