Sassafras
See also: sassafras
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Spanish sasafrás, possibly from Latin saxifragus (“stone-breaking”) from the habit of certain not closely related plants (Saxifraga spp.) growing in cracks in boulders.
Proper noun edit
Sassafras n
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Laurales - order; Lauraceae - family; Cinnamomeae - tribe
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Sassafras albidum (white sassafras etc.) - type species; Sassafras randaiense, Sassafras tzumu (Chinese sassafras), †Sassafras hesperia - other species
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Sassafras on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sassafras on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Sassafras on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons