sassafras
Kelime Anlamı :

1. Amerika'da yetişen ufak bir ağaç, (bot.) Sassafras albidum.
2. Sassafras ağacının kökünden çıkanlıp ilaç yapımında veya yemeklerde kullanılan bir yağ.
3. Amerikaya mahsus "Sasafras" ağacı kökünden çıkarılan ve ilaç olarak kullanılan bir yağ.
Tanımlar :
1. A deciduous eastern north american tree (sassafras albidum) having irregularly lobed leaves and aromatic bark, leaves, and branches.
2. the dried root bark of this plant, used as a flavoring and a source of a volatile oil.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. an american tree of the laurel family (sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A tree, the only species of the genus sassafras.
2. [capitalized] [nl. (C. G. Nees, 1836).] A genus of apetalous trees of the order Laurineæ and tribe Litseaceæ, characterized by an umbel-like inflorescence of diœcious flowers in loose and short racemes from terminal buds, and produced around the base of the new growth of the season.
3. of new south wales: Dorypha sassafras of the same order, another large tree, with very fragrant leaves, and aromatic bark used in infusion as a tonic.
4. of Queensland: a smaller related tree, Daphnandra micrantha.
5. A smaller related tree, Daphnandra micrantha, of the family Monimiaceæ.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern north america
2. dried root bark of the sassafras tree
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