[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] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sassafras
     n 1: yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and
          bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in
          eastern north america syn: sassafras tree, sassafras
          albidum
     2: dried root bark of the sassafras tree
see also:
sassafras tree sassafras albidum 

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