(n) :
either of several long-lived trees, of the genus Sassafras, of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood; the bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and used to be a main ingredient in root beer
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(n) :
either of several long-lived trees, of the genus Sassafras, of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood; the bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and used to be a main ingredient in root beer