Noun
An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell and taste.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccording to social media posts, the party was held at the Sassafras Saloon on Vine Street. Source: Internet
A mug of freshly poured root beer. Root beer is a tan sweet beverage traditionally made using the root beer tree Sassafras albidum (sassafras) or the vine Smilax ornata (sarsaparilla) as the primary flavor. Source: Internet
Modern, commercially produced root beer is generally sweet, foamy, carbonated, and non-alcoholic, and is flavoured using sassafras. Source: Internet
Hires developed his root tea made from sassafras in 1875, debuted a commercial version of root beer at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876, and began selling his extract. Source: Internet
The area around Port Rowan in Ontario has special trees which grow because of the "tempering effect of the lake", and species include tulip trees, flowering dogwood, sassafras and sour gum. Source: Internet
But while I was in the early sketch stages on that book, my art director decided that I'd be a good fit for The Seven Wonder of Sassafras Springs by Betty Birney. Source: Internet