| NOUN | plant | sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum | yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark |
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| food | sassafras | dried root bark of the sassafras tree |
| Sounds | sae'sahfrae.s | |
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| Rhymes | alas ... underpass: 48 rhymes with aes... | |
| Meaning | yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America. | |
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| Synonyms | sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum | |
| Member of | genus Sassafras | A genus of sassafras |
| Parts | sassafras | dried root bark of the sassafras tree |
| Broader | laurel | Any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family |
| Substances | sassafras oil | oil from root bark of sassafras trees |
| Spanish | sasafrás, sassafras | |
| Catalan | sassafràs | |
| Meaning | dried root bark of the sassafras tree. | |
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| Part of | sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum | yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark |
| Broader | flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts |
| Spanish | sasafrás | |
| Catalan | sassafràs | |
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