1. Yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
   - sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum 
2. Dried root bark of the sassafras tree

Derived forms: sassafrases

Type of: flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], laurel, seasoner, seasoning

Part of: genus Sassafras

Encyclopedia: Sassafras Sassafras, Victoria

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