Definition of Sassafras nut. Meaning of Sassafras nut. Synonyms of Sassafras nut

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Sassafras nut. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Sassafras nut and, of course, Sassafras nut synonyms and on the right images related to the word Sassafras nut.

Definition of Sassafras nut

Sassafras nut
Sassafras Sas"sa*fras, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso, sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia, saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See Saxifrage.] (Bot.) An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste. Australian sassafras, a lofty tree (Doryophora Sassafras) with aromatic bark and leaves. Chilian sassafras, an aromatic tree (Laurelia sempervirens). New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree (Laurelia Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae]). Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean. Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See Magnolia.
sassafras nut
Pichurim bean Pich"u*rim bean` (Bot.) The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury) of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also sassafras nut.

Meaning of Sassafras nut from wikipedia

- S****afras is a genus of three extant and one extinct species of deciduous trees in the family Lauraceae, native to eastern North America and eastern Asia...
- The areca nut (/ˈærɪkə/ or /əˈriːkə/) or betel nut is the fruit of the areca palm (Areca catechu). The palm is originally native to the Philippines, but...
- The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested...
- In botany, a nut is a fruit from a tree (or shrub) consisting of a hard or tough nuts**** protecting a kernel which is usually edible. The s**** is indehiscent...
- expensive edible pine nut species as a form of food fraud. Some Native American tribes use the hard outer s**** of the pine nut as a bead for decorative...
- American soft drink traditionally made using the root bark of the s****afras tree S****afras albidum or the vine of Smilax ornata (known as sarsaparilla; also...
- fat (triglyceride; mainly oleic acid and stearic acid) extracted from the nut of the African shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa). It is ivory in color when...
- Areca nut production in India is dominant in the coastal region within 400 kilometres (250 mi) from the coast line, and also in some other non-coastal...
- commonly used as flavoring for chewing areca nut in so-called betel quid (often confusingly referred to as "betel nut"), which is toxic and is ****ociated with...
- culinary and traditional medicinal uses. In English, it is known as malva nut tree, or sometimes "Taiwan sweet gum tree", although these names also apply...