SASSAFRAS

sassafras

(noun) dried root bark of the sassafras tree

sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sassafras (countable and uncountable, plural sassafrases)

(countable) A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.

(countable) A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.

(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.

Source: Wiktionary

Sas"sa*fras, n. Etym: [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso, sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia, saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxofrage. See Saxifrage.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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 Novæ Zelandiæ).

– Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean.

– Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See Magnolia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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