Sassafras Definition
săsə-frăs
noun
A small E North American tree (Sassafras albidum) of the laurel family, having an aromatic bark, leaves with usually two or three fingerlike lobes, and small, bluish fruits.
Webster's New World
The dried root bark of this tree, used as a flavoring agent and yielding safrole.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Sassafras albidum
- sassafras tree
Other Word Forms of Sassafras
Noun
Singular:
sassafras
Plural:
sassafrasesOrigin of Sassafras
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New Latin, from Spanish sasafras, possibly from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking") from the habit of certain unrelated plants growing in cracks in boulders.
From Wiktionary
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From Spanish sasafras, possibly from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking") from the habit of certain plants growing in cracks in boulders.
From Wiktionary
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Spanish sasafrás from Late Latin saxifragia kind of herb variant of (herba) saxifraga saxifrage saxifrage
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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