noun
- plural of sassafras; North American trees or shrubs with aromatic bark and leaves, or the dried root bark used for flavoring
Examples
- The botanist identified several sassafrases growing in the forest.
- Traditional root beer was flavored with extracts from sassafrases.
- The park contained native sassafrases among other indigenous trees.
- Early settlers used sassafrases for medicinal purposes.
- The aromatic leaves of sassafrases turn brilliant colors in autumn.