Sassafras . ( From saxafrax ). 1. m. tree American family Lauraceae, about ten meters in height, with strong trunk of coarse, reddish bark, and rounded Crown, leaves thick, split into three lobes, green above, and lanuginosas below, the flowers are dioecious, small, yellow and in hanging clusters, result in reddish Berry with a single seed and roots, wood and bark of aromatic smell strong. The infusion of the Woody parts of this plant has been used in medicine against COLICS evils and is today used as a sudorífica.