Sassafras

Noun

Definitionen

1.NounA tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.

2.NounA tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.

3.NounThe 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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