sassafras

English - Turkish

Definition of sassafras in English Turkish dictionary

Sassafras ağacının kökünden çıkanlıp ilaç yapımında veya yemeklerde kullanılan bir yağ

Amerika'da yetişen ufak bir ağaç, (bot.) Sassafras albidum

(Tıp) Amerikaya mahsus "Sasafras" ağacı kökünden çıkarılan ve ilaç olarak kullanılan bir yağ

English - English

Definition of sassafras in English English dictionary

A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras

The bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and formerly a main ingredient in root beer

our allowance was somewhat bettered, by a daily proportion of Bisket, which the sailers would pilfer to sell, give, or exchange with us, for money, Saxefras, furres, or love.

A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood

{n} a species of the laurel

The bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and used to be a main ingredient in root beer

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

An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste

a small Asian or North American tree, or the pleasant-smelling roots of this tree that are used in food and drink (sasafrás). North American tree (Sassafras albidum) of the laurel family. The aromatic leaf, bark, and root are used as a flavouring, as a traditional home medicine, and as a tea. The aromatic roots yield about 2% oil of sassafras, once the characteristic ingredient of root beer. The tree is native to sandy soils from Maine to Ontario and Iowa and south to Florida and Texas. It is usually small but may attain a height of 65 ft (20 m) or more. It has furrowed bark, bright green twigs, small clusters of yellow flowers followed by dark blue berries, and three distinctive forms of leaves, often on the same twig: three-lobed, two-lobed (mitten-shaped), and entire

dried root bark of the sassafras tree

Either of several long-lived trees, of the genus Sassafras, of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood

dried root bark of the sassafras tree yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

{i} species of American tree from the laurel family

saxafras

Related Terms

sassafras oil

oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant

genus sassafras

a genus of Sassafras

Hyphenation

sas·sa·fras

Turkish pronunciation

säsıfräs

Pronunciation

/ˈsasəˌfras/ /ˈsæsəˌfræs/

Etymology

[ 'sa-s&-"fras ] (noun.) 1577. From Spanish sasafras, possibly from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”) from the habit of certain plants growing in cracks in boulders.