sassafras
/ˈsæsəfræs/noun
1- a deciduous North American tree with aromatic leaves and bark. The leaves are infused to make tea or ground into filé美国檫木。
1.1
- Sassafras albidum, family Lauraceae.拉丁名Sassafras albidum,樟科。
1.2
- mass noun an extract of the leaves or bark of this tree, used medicinally or in perfumery檫木油（用作药材或香料）。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish sasafrás, based on Latin saxifraga 'saxifrage'.