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a tea made from the aromatic dried bark of the root of the sassafras tree, often used medicinally as a stimulant, diaphoretic, and diuretic.[1775-85]
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sassafras tea — noun : a tea made from the dried bark of roots of the American sassafras * * * a tea made from the aromatic dried bark of the root of the sassafras tree, often used medicinally as a stimulant, diaphoretic, and diuretic. [1775 85] * * * sassafras… … Useful english dictionary
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 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
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Sassafras, Victoria — Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb name = Sassafras city = Melbourne state = vic caption = Sassafras township lga = Shire of Yarra Ranges postcode = 3787 pop = 968 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21589 | name = Sassafras (State Suburb) |… … Wikipedia
Herbal tea — An herbal tea, tisane, or ptisan is an herbal infusion made from anything other than the leaves of the tea bush ( Camellia sinensis ). EtymologyThe English word tisane originated from the Greek word πτισάνη (ptisanē), a drink made from pearl… … Wikipedia
canary sassafras — /kəˌnɛəri ˈsæsəfræs/ (say kuh.nairree sasuhfras) noun a rainforest tree of the Australian east coast, Doryphora sassafras, the bark of which was used by early settlers as a tea substitute and tonic. Also, yellow sassafras …
southern sassafras — /sʌðən ˈsæsəfræs/ (say sudhuhn sasuhfras) noun a rainforest tree, Atherosperma moschatum, widely distributed on the east coast of mainland Australia and in Tasmania, with aromatic, rigid leaves, grey or white on the undersurface, and a smooth… …
unösta'shâki' — sassafras tea … Mingo semantic fields
