Found 2 items, similar to sassafras.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sassafras sassafras n 1: yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America [syn: sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum ] 2: dried root bark of the sassafras tree
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sassafras Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] 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 Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae] ). Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean. Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See Magnolia. [1913 Webster]