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sassafras

sa suhf ras

  • n  yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
  • n  dried root bark of the sassafras tree

  • Farmers' almanacs advise rural readers to drink sassafras tea and rhubarb brews to cleanse the body of winter's ills.
  • She coolly surveys the scene and lets fly with a sassafras falsetto: "Whoooo-eeeee! Watch out, honey! Don't you touch me! Don't you ever touch me!".
  • Last spring, as the sassafras shoots came out, so did rumors that Barkley might run for governor or Senator.
News & Articles

  • Erie police destroy 'suspicious device'
    The Erie police bomb unit destroyed a suspicious device in a convenience store parking lot this evening. Police were called to the Country Fair at 1810 Sassafras St. and discovered a device that was beeping in the parking lot, police said.
    June 11, 2013 - Erie Times-News

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