sassafras
sas·saf·ras
noun
Origin
From Spanish sasafrás, possibly from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”) from the habit of certain plants growing in cracks in boulders. If this etymology is correct, it is a doublet of saxifrage.
Phrases
- Australian sassafras
- black sassafras
- blackheart sassafras
- Brazilian sassafras
- Chilean sassafras
- Chinese sassafras
- grey sassafras
- New Zealand sassafras
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