sassafras

n. 擦树属, 黄樟 [化] 黄樟

发音

UK /ˈsasəfɹas/
其它

词形变化

sassafrases 复数 sassafrases

别名

saxefras sassafrass

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.

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  2. 2.

    A tree of any species in the genus Sassafras.

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  3. 3.

    The bark of the root of this plant, used for medicinal and (mostly historically) culinary purposes and formerly a main ingredient in root beer.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 7

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相关短语

New Zealand sassafras

词源

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.

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