SASSAFRAS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sassafras mean? 

• SASSAFRAS (noun)
  The noun SASSAFRAS has 2 senses:

1. yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

2. dried root bark of the sassafras tree

  Familiarity information: SASSAFRAS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SASSAFRAS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

sassafras; Sassafras albidum; sassafras tree

Hypernyms ("sassafras" is a kind of...):

laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)

Meronyms (parts of "sassafras"):

sassafras (dried root bark of the sassafras tree)

Meronyms (substance of "sassafras"):

sassafras oil (oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant)

Holonyms ("sassafras" is a member of...):

genus Sassafras (a genus of sassafras)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Dried root bark of the sassafras tree

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sassafras" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Holonyms ("sassafras" is a part of...):

sassafras; Sassafras albidum; sassafras tree (yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America)