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Word: sassafras (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


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Noun:

  • countable A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.
  • countable A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.
  • uncountable The bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and formerly a main ingredient in root beer.

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