(n)yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America, Syn.sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum

sassafras

(n)dried root bark of the sassafras tree

sassafras oil

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

california laurel

(n)Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood, Syn.California bay tree, pepperwood, sassafras laurel, Oregon myrtle, Umbellularia californica, mountain laurel, California olive, spice tree

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Safranin

n. (Chem.) (a) An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [ R. ] (b) A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet; -- called also Spanish red, China lake, and carthamin. (c) An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the safflower dye. [ 1913 Webster ]

Safranine

n. [ So called because used as a substitute for safranin. ] (Chem.) An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine proper is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sassafras

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) 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). See Magnolia. [ 1913 Webster ]