oil of sassafras

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• Sassafras albidum — taxobox name = Sassafras image caption = Sassafras albidum , Wanaque, New Jersey regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Magnoliids ordo = Laurales familia = Lauraceae genus = Sassafras species = S. albidum binomial =… …   Wikipedia

• sassafras — /sas euh fras /, n. 1. an American tree, Sassafras albidum, of the laurel family, having egg shaped leaves and long clusters of greenish yellow flowers. 2. the aromatic bark of its root, used medicinally and esp. for flavoring beverages,… …   Universalium

• sassafras oil — n a yellow or reddish yellow aromatic essential oil obtained from the roots and stumps of the sassafras and used chiefly in perfuming and as a disinfectant * * * the volatile oil distilled from the root of Sassafras albidum; it contains safrole… …   Medical dictionary

• sassafras nut — noun The pichurim bean (qv), whose oil smells like sassafras oil • • • Main Entry: ↑sassafras …   Useful english dictionary

• Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana — Oil Township   Township   Location in Perry County …   Wikipedia

• Sassafras — taxobox name = Sassafras image caption = Sassafras albidum , Wanaque, New Jersey regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Magnoliids ordo = Laurales familia = Lauraceae genus = Sassafras subdivision ranks = Species… …   Wikipedia

• sassafras oil — noun oil from root bark of sassafras trees; used in perfumery and as a disinfectant • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Substance Holonyms: ↑sassafras, ↑sassafras tree, ↑Sassafras albidum * * * noun : a yellow or reddish yellow aromatic essential oil obtained… …   Useful english dictionary

• Sassafras albidum — noun yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America • Syn: ↑sassafras, ↑sassafras tree • Hypernyms: ↑laurel • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Sassafras …   Useful english dictionary

• sassafras tree — noun yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America • Syn: ↑sassafras, ↑Sassafras albidum • Hypernyms: ↑laurel • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Sassafras …   Useful english dictionary

• sassafras — The dried bark of the root of S. albidum (family Lauraceae), a tree of the eastern U.S.; a flavoring agent, diuretic, and diaphoretic; s. oil, a volatile oil obtained by distillation from the bark of S. albidum and S. variifolium, is used as a… …   Medical dictionary

• sassafras oil — a yellowish or reddish yellow, aromatic volatile oil distilled from sassafras root, used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine. [1790 1800] * * * …   Universalium