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Webster 1913 Edition
Sassafras
Sas′sa-fras
,Noun.
[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. 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
.Webster 1828 Edition
Sassafras
SAS'SAFRAS
,Noun.
A tree of the genus Laurus, whose bark has an aromatic smell and taste.