noun
sassafras
SAS-uh-fras/ˈsæsəfræs/
A North American tree with aromatic bark, leaves, and roots.
A sassafras grows beside the trail at the forest's edge.
Etymology
Spanish sasafras names the tree, but its deeper origin is uncertain. It may derive from the name of saxifrage, or from a lost Indigenous American name altered to resemble that plant name.
In context
going use the really young sprouts we're going to pull them up roots and all and use those roots chop them up to make a beautiful root beer kind of sassafras tasting tea
More examples
- Some leaves on this sassafras are shaped like mittens.
- Several sassafrases grow along the sunny edge of the woods.
- The bark of this sassafras gives off a spicy scent.
Forms
sassafras · sassafrases