Noun: sassafras 'sa-su,fras
- Yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
"The sassafras leaves turn brilliant orange in fall";
- sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum
- Dried root bark of the sassafras tree
"We brewed a traditional sassafras tea"
Derived forms: sassafrases
Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], laurel, seasoner, seasoning
Part of: genus Sassafras
Encyclopedia: Sassafras, New South Wales