sassafras
/ˈsæsəfræs/
noun
- A tree from North America and East Asia, whose bark and roots are used to make tea, medicine, and flavoring.
- Sassafras tea was once a popular home remedy.
- Root beer originally got its flavor from sassafras root.
- The leaves of the sassafras tree turn a beautiful orange in the fall.
- The dried bark or root of the sassafras tree, used as a flavoring or in traditional medicine.
- Sassafras is still used in some natural cough syrups.
- He bought some sassafras from the herbal shop to make a tonic.
- The recipe calls for a pinch of sassafras to give it a unique taste.