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sassafras

sas.sa.fras \'sas-(*-).fras\ n [Sp sasafra`s] 1: a tall eastern No. 
   American tree (Sassafras albidum) of the laurel  family with mucilaginous 
   twigs and leaves 2: the dried root bark of the sassafras used esp. as a 
   diaphoretic or flavo ring agent