nnoun.plantyellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North AmericaSynset:Sassafras albidum sassafras tree
Member Holonyms:genus Sassafras
Hypernyms:laurel
Inherited Hypernyms:sassafraslaurelangiospermous treetreewoody plantvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Substance Meronyms:sassafras oil
Part Meronyms:sassafras
nnoun.fooddried root bark of the sassafras treePart Holonyms:Sassafras albidum sassafras sassafras tree
Hypernyms:flavorer flavoring flavourer flavouring seasoner seasoning
Inherited Hypernyms:sassafrasflavoreringredientfoodstufffoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity