[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sassafras \sas"safras\, n. f. sassafras cf. it. sassafrasso,
   sassafras, sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,
   saxifragia, fr. l. saxifraga saxifrage. see saxifrage.
   bot.
   an american tree of the laurel family sassafras
   officinale; also, the bark of the roots, which has an
   aromatic smell and taste.
   1913 webster

   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 novae
      zelandiae.

   sassafras nut. see pichurim bean.

   swamp sassafras, the sweet bay magnolia glauca. see
      magnolia.
      1913 webster
see also:
saxifrage sassafras officinale australian sassafras doryophora sassafras chilian sassafras laurelia sempervirens 
new zealand sassafras laurelia novae zelandiae sassafras nut pichurim bean swamp sassafras 
magnolia glauca magnolia 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

magnolia \magno"lia\, n. nl. named after pierre magnol,
   professor of botany at montpellier, france, in the 17th
   century. bot.
   a genus of american and asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and
   large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
   1913 webster

   note: magnolia grandiflora has coriaceous shining leaves
         and very fragrant blossoms. it is common from north
         carolina to florida and texas, and is one of the most
         magnificent trees of the american forest. the sweet bay
         magnolia glaucais a small tree found sparingly as
         far north as cape ann. other american species are
         magnolia umbrella, magnolia macrophylla, magnolia
         fraseri, magnolia acuminata, and magnolia cordata.
         magnolia conspicua and magnolia purpurea are
         cultivated shrubs or trees from eastern asia. magnolia
         campbellii, of india, has rose-colored or crimson
         flowers.
         1913 webster

   magnolia warbler zool., a beautiful north american wood
      warbler dendroica maculosa. the rump and under parts
      are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with
      black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash.
      1913 webster
see also:
magnolia grandiflora magnolia glauca magnolia umbrella magnolia macrophylla magnolia fraseri magnolia acuminata 
magnolia cordata magnolia conspicua magnolia purpurea magnolia campbellii magnolia warbler 
dendroica maculosa 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

swamp \swamp\, n. cf. as. swam a fungus, od. swam a sponge, d.
   zwam a fungus, g. schwamm a sponge, icel. sv"oppr, dan. 
   sw. swamp, goth. swamms, gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.
   wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but
   not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the
   seashore.
   1913 webster

         gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern.
                                                  --tennyson.
   1913 webster

         a swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing
         trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only
         herbage, plants, and mosses.             --farming
                                                  encyc. e.
                                                  edwards,
                                                  words.
   1913 webster

   swamp blackbird. zool. see redwing
   b .

   swamp cabbage bot., skunk cabbage.

   swamp deer zool., an asiatic deer rucervus duvaucelli
      of india.

   swamp hen. zool.
   a an australian azure-breasted bird porphyrio bellus;
       -- called also goollema.
   b an australian water crake, or rail porzana tabuensis;
       -- called also little swamp hen.
   c the european purple gallinule.

   swamp honeysuckle bot., an american shrub azalea
      viscosa syn. rhododendron viscosa or rhododendron
      viscosum growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers
      of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called
      also swamp pink and white swamp honeysuckle.

   swamp hook, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling
      logs. cf. cant hook.

   swamp itch. med. see prairie itch, under prairie.

   swamp laurel bot., a shrub kalmia glauca having small
      leaves with the lower surface glaucous.

   swamp maple bot., red maple. see maple.

   swamp oak bot., a name given to several kinds of oak
      which grow in swampy places, as swamp spanish oak
      quercus palustris, swamp white oak quercus
      bicolor, swamp post oak quercus lyrata.

   swamp ore min., bog ore; limonite.

   swamp partridge zool., any one of several australian game
      birds of the genera synoicus and excalfatoria, allied
      to the european partridges.

   swamp robin zool., the chewink.

   swamp sassafras bot., a small north american tree of the
      genus magnolia magnolia glauca with aromatic leaves
      and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also sweet
      bay.

   swamp sparrow zool., a common north american sparrow
      melospiza georgiana, or melospiza palustris, closely
      resembling the song sparrow. it lives in low, swampy
      places.

   swamp willow. bot. see pussy willow, under pussy.
      1913 webster
see also:
swamp blackbird redwing swamp cabbage swamp deer rucervus duvaucelli swamp hen 
porphyrio bellus goollema porzana tabuensis little swamp hen swamp honeysuckle 
azalea viscosa rhododendron viscosa rhododendron viscosum swamp pink white swamp honeysuckle 
swamp hook cant hook swamp itch prairie itch prairie 
swamp laurel kalmia glauca swamp maple maple swamp oak 
quercus palustris quercus bicolor quercus lyrata swamp ore swamp partridge 
synoicus excalfatoria swamp robin swamp sassafras magnolia 
magnolia glauca sweet bay swamp sparrow melospiza georgiana melospiza palustris 
swamp willow pussy willow pussy 

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