English noun: sassafras | |||
1. | sassafras (plant) yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America | ||
Synonyms | Sassafras albidum, sassafras tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | laurel | ||
Part holonym | sassafras | ||
Member meronym | genus Sassafras | ||
Substance holonym | sassafras oil | ||
2. | sassafras (food) dried root bark of the sassafras tree | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning | ||
Part meronym | sassafras, Sassafras albidum, sassafras tree | ||