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sassafras

[ sas-uh-fras ]

noun

  1. an American tree, Sassafras albidum, of the laurel family, having egg-shaped leaves and long clusters of greenish-yellow flowers.
  2. the aromatic bark of its root, used medicinally and especially for flavoring beverages, confectionery, etc.


sassafras

/ ˈ²õʲõəˌŽÚ°ùʲõ /

noun

  1. an aromatic deciduous lauraceous tree, Sassafras albidum, of North America, having three-lobed leaves and dark blue fruits
  2. the aromatic dried root bark of this tree, used as a flavouring, and yielding sassafras oil
  3. any of several unrelated trees having a similar fragrant bark
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sassafras1

First recorded in 1570–80, sassafras is from the Spanish word ²õ²¹²õ²¹ŽÚ°ùá²õ
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sassafras1

C16: from Spanish ²õ²¹²õ²¹ŽÚ°ùá²õ, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

It often was made instead from birch oil and sassafras, the dried root bark of flowering trees in the genus Sassafras, of which there are several, native to East Asia and the eastern United States.

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For the front awning, he used sassafras, a semi-soft wood that darkens with age, smells like root beer when you cut it, and reminds him of the sassafras tea he drank as a kid.

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Flavors from the period like clove and sassafras have given way to an ambiguous array of what might best be called fruit-adjacent flavors, and wintergreen.

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Fresh, lively pinot noir with flavors of cherries and sassafras, this affordable wine makes for easy sipping on its own or with food.

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Over the years, this slice of soil has nourished wild alliums, huckleberry, sassafras — even ancient apple trees planted by those who came to claim these West Virginia acres as their own.

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