'Sassafras' definitions:
Definition of 'sassafras'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
Dried root bark of the sassafras tree
Definition of 'Sassafras'
From: GCIDE
- 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) 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). See Magnolia. [1913 Webster]