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SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sassafras albidum mean?
• SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM (noun)
The noun SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM has 1 sense:
1. yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
Familiarity information: SASSAFRAS ALBIDUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
sassafras; Sassafras albidum; sassafras tree
Hypernyms ("Sassafras albidum" is a kind of...):
laurel (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)
Meronyms (parts of "Sassafras albidum"):
sassafras (dried root bark of the sassafras tree)
Meronyms (substance of "Sassafras albidum"):
sassafras oil (oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant)
Holonyms ("Sassafras albidum" is a member of...):
genus Sassafras (a genus of sassafras)
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