sassafras tree sassafras pith • sassenach · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · sassafras tree · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America. Synonyms: sassafras, sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · sassafras · · Synonym 1 sassafras albidum · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074