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sassafras

sas·sa·fras
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sas-uh-fras]
    • /ˈsæs əˌfræs/
    • /ˈsæ.sə.ˌfræs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sas-uh-fras]
    • /ˈsæs əˌfræs/

Definitions of sassafras word

  • noun sassafras an American tree, Sassafras albidum, of the laurel family, having egg-shaped leaves and long clusters of greenish-yellow flowers. 1
  • noun sassafras the aromatic bark of its root, used medicinally and especially for flavoring beverages, confectionery, etc. 1
  • noun sassafras North American tree 1
  • noun sassafras tree bark used in cooking 1
  • uncountable noun sassafras Sassafras is a herb which is produced from the dried roots of the sassafras tree. 0
  • countable noun sassafras A sassafras or a sassafras tree is a tree, found mainly in North America, the roots of which are used to make the herb sassafras. 0

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Origin of sassafras

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80, sassafras is from the Spanish word sasafrás

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Parts of speech for Sassafras

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sassafras popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sassafras usage trend in Literature

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