Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sassafras

2 senses of sassafras

Sense 1
sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum -- (yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America)
       => laurel -- (any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family)

Sense 2
sassafras -- (dried root bark of the sassafras tree)
       => flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning -- (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)