Category:Sassafras

Sas"sa*fras, n. Etym: [f. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso, sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia, saxifragia), fr. L. Saxifraga saxofrage. See saxifrage.] (bot.)

Defn: 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.