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
Sassafras albidum, family Lauraceae 拉丁名Sassafras albidum,樟科 ■[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)
语源
late 16th cent.: from Spanish sasafrás, based on Latin saxifraga 'saxifrage'