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for Sassafras nut
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,
sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,
saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See Saxifrage.]
(Bot.)
An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras
officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an
aromatic smell and taste.
[1913 Webster]
Australian+sassafras,+a+lofty+tree+({Doryophora+Sassafras">Australian sassafras, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras)
with aromatic bark and leaves.
Chilian sassafras, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia
sempervirens).
New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree ({Laurelia Novae
Zelandiae).
Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean.
Swamp+sassafras,+the+sweet+bay+({Magnolia+glauca">Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca). See
Magnolia.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Pichurim bean \Pich"u*rim bean`\ (p[i^]ch"[-u]*r[i^]m b[=e]n`).
(Bot.)
The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree ({Nectandra Puchury)
of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of
sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also
sassafras nut.
[1913 Webster]
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