SASSAFRAS

Sassafras

Sassafras is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia.

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sassafras

Noun

  1. A tree of species of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.
  2. A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.
  3. The bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and formerly a main ingredient in root beer.


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