# sassafras
## English
### Alternative forms

* saxefras [17th c.]

### Etymology

From Spanish sasafrás, possibly from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”) from the habit of certain plants growing in cracks in boulders. If this etymology is correct, it is a doublet of saxifrage.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑːs
* (UK) IPA: /ˈsasəfɹas/

### Noun

sassafras (countable and uncountable, plural sassafrases)
* (countable) A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.
    Synonyms: red sassafras, silky sassafras, white sassafras
* (countable) A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.
* (uncountable) The bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and formerly a main ingredient in root beer.
    Synonym: cinnamonwood
** 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, page 82:our allowance was somewhat bettered, by a daily proportion of Bisket, which the sailers would pilfer to sell, give, or exchange with us, for money, Saxefras, furres, or love.

#### Derived terms

* Australian sassafras (Doryphora sassafras etc.)
* black sassafras (Cinnamomum oliveri)
* blackheart sassafras (Atherosperma moschatum)
* Brazilian sassafras (Ocotea odorifera)
* Chilean sassafras (Laurelia sempervirens)
* Chinese sassafras (Sassafras tzumu)
* grey sassafras (Daphnandra repandula)
* New Zealand sassafras (Laurelia novae-zelandiae)
* northern sassafras (Daphnandra repandula)
* Oliver's sassafras (Cinnamomum oliveri)
* red sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
* sassafras nut (Nectandra pichurim; Ocotea odorifera)
* scentless sassafras (Daphnandra repandula)
* silky sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
* southern sassafras (Atherospermataceae spp.)
* swamp sassafras (Magnolia abovata, syn. Magnolia glauca)
* white sassafras (Sassafras albidum)
* yellow sassafras (Daphnandra repandula)
* socket sassafras (Daphnandra tenuipes)

#### Translations

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#### See also

* (botanical ingredients of root beer): sarsaparilla

### References

* sassafras on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Sassafras on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Sassafras on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

## Finnish
### Etymology

From translingual Sassafras.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑsːɑfrɑs/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝frɑ̝s̠]
* Rhymes: -ɑsːɑfrɑs
* Hyphenation: sas‧saf‧ras

### Noun

sassafras
* sassafras (tree of the genus Sassafras; its bark)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sassafras (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sassafrasini
sassafrasini
accusative
nom.
sassafrasini
sassafrasini
gen.
sassafrasini
genitive
sassafrasini
sassafrasieni
partitive
sassafrasiani
sassafrasejani
inessive
sassafrasissani
sassafraseissani
elative
sassafrasistani
sassafraseistani
illative
sassafrasiini
sassafraseihini
adessive
sassafrasillani
sassafraseillani
ablative
sassafrasiltani
sassafraseiltani
allative
sassafrasilleni
sassafraseilleni
essive
sassafrasinani
sassafraseinani
translative
sassafrasikseni
sassafraseikseni
abessive
sassafrasittani
sassafraseittani
instructive
comitative
—sassafraseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sassafrasisi
sassafrasisi
accusative
nom.
sassafrasisi
sassafrasisi
gen.
sassafrasisi
genitive
sassafrasisi
sassafrasiesi
partitive
sassafrasiasi
sassafrasejasi
inessive
sassafrasissasi
sassafraseissasi
elative
sassafrasistasi
sassafraseistasi
illative
sassafrasiisi
sassafraseihisi
adessive
sassafrasillasi
sassafraseillasi
ablative
sassafrasiltasi
sassafraseiltasi
allative
sassafrasillesi
sassafraseillesi
essive
sassafrasinasi
sassafraseinasi
translative
sassafrasiksesi
sassafraseiksesi
abessive
sassafrasittasi
sassafraseittasi
instructive
comitative
—sassafraseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sassafrasimme
sassafrasimme
accusative
nom.
sassafrasimme
sassafrasimme
gen.
sassafrasimme
genitive
sassafrasimme
sassafrasiemme
partitive
sassafrasiamme
sassafrasejamme
inessive
sassafrasissamme
sassafraseissamme
elative
sassafrasistamme
sassafraseistamme
illative
sassafrasiimme
sassafraseihimme
adessive
sassafrasillamme
sassafraseillamme
ablative
sassafrasiltamme
sassafraseiltamme
allative
sassafrasillemme
sassafraseillemme
essive
sassafrasinamme
sassafraseinamme
translative
sassafrasiksemme
sassafraseiksemme
abessive
sassafrasittamme
sassafraseittamme
instructive
comitative
—sassafraseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sassafrasinne
sassafrasinne
accusative
nom.
sassafrasinne
sassafrasinne
gen.
sassafrasinne
genitive
sassafrasinne
sassafrasienne
partitive
sassafrasianne
sassafrasejanne
inessive
sassafrasissanne
sassafraseissanne
elative
sassafrasistanne
sassafraseistanne
illative
sassafrasiinne
sassafraseihinne
adessive
sassafrasillanne
sassafraseillanne
ablative
sassafrasiltanne
sassafraseiltanne
allative
sassafrasillenne
sassafraseillenne
essive
sassafrasinanne
sassafraseinanne
translative
sassafrasiksenne
sassafraseiksenne
abessive
sassafrasittanne
sassafraseittanne
instructive
comitative
—sassafraseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sassafrasinsa
sassafrasinsa
accusative
nom.
sassafrasinsa
sassafrasinsa
gen.
sassafrasinsa
genitive
sassafrasinsa
sassafrasiensa
partitive
sassafrasiaan sassafrasiansa
sassafrasejaan sassafrasejansa
inessive
sassafrasissaan sassafrasissansa
sassafraseissaan sassafraseissansa
elative
sassafrasistaan sassafrasistansa
sassafraseistaan sassafraseistansa
illative
sassafrasiinsa
sassafraseihinsa
adessive
sassafrasillaan sassafrasillansa
sassafraseillaan sassafraseillansa
ablative
sassafrasiltaan sassafrasiltansa
sassafraseiltaan sassafraseiltansa
allative
sassafrasilleen sassafrasillensa
sassafraseilleen sassafraseillensa
essive
sassafrasinaan sassafrasinansa
sassafraseinaan sassafraseinansa
translative
sassafrasikseen sassafrasiksensa
sassafraseikseen sassafraseiksensa
abessive
sassafrasittaan sassafrasittansa
sassafraseittaan sassafraseittansa
instructive
comitative
—sassafraseineen sassafraseinensa :

#### Derived terms

* amerikansassafras