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Meanings of sassafras in English

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

sassafras treeSassafras albidum
Usage of sassafras in English
1
The hot afternoon wind rustled in the leaves of the sassafras trees.
Death Trance
2
It hangs thin by the sassafras and wild-cherry and cat-brier under them.
Leaves of Grass
3
He put the implement into his bag, followed by the sassafras root.
Speaks the Nightbird
4
I reached for a handful of sassafras leaves to wipe my mouth.
Caleb's crossing
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Sassafras is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and... See more Even more