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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.
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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...
- A nut is a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nuts**** protecting a kernel which is usually edible. In general usage and in a culinary sense, many dry...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- their leaves which are most commonly used as flavoring in chewing areca nut. The term betel was derived from the Tamil/Malayalam word vettila via Portuguese...
- Cinnamomum, Cinnamon etc. Laurus, Bay Laurel etc. ****a, Avocado etc. S****afras, S****afras Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) Liriodendron, Tulip tree Magnolia...