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sassafras

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A North American tree with leaves and bark that have a strong smell and are used for flavoring and medicine

noun
/ˈsæsəˌfræs/

: sassafrás

The sassafras tree is known for its aromatic leaves, which are used to make tea.

Examples

The bark of the sassafras tree is harvested to extract valuable essential oil.
In traditional medicine, sassafras has been used for its healing properties.
Not goldfish, not sassafras tree, you know, kitten, you got to have the right thing to fill in that spot.

Synonyms

sassafras tree

vssassafras

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A North American tree with strong smelling leaves and bark used to make oil and tea

is broader and includes traditional use for flavoring and medicine

sassafras albidum

vssassafras

Specialized

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A North American tree with fragrant leaves and bark used to make oil and tea

focuses on uses for flavoring and medicine rather than wood details

Compounds

sassafras leaf

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A leaf from the sassafras tree that adds flavor to food and drinks

sassafras tree

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A North American tree with strong smelling leaves and bark used to make oil and tea

sassafras oil

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An oil from sassafras tree roots used to make perfumes and to kill germs

sassafras albidum

Specialized

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A North American tree with fragrant leaves and bark used to make oil and tea

sassafras laurel

Australian

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A tree that has leaves with a strong smell and gives hard wood for furniture

Surface Forms

sassafras singular

sassafras plural

Etymology

Sassafras came into English from the Spanish or Portuguese name sasafras, which was the name for a fragrant American tree and likely comes from a native word. Because the tree was famous for its strong smell and use in drinks and medicine, that name stayed as the name of the 'tree' today.