sassafras
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- IPA /ˈsasəfɹas/
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sassafras noun
- A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.
- A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.
- 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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sassafras albidumsassafras treesweetheartsaxefrassaxifraxcinnamonwoodquassiasoapberrysasparillakafalred sanderssassy barksarsaparillacassiasasaparillanew zealand sassafras
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