sassafras vs Sassafras albidum

sassafras and Sassafras albidum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sassafras	Yes	No	No	No
Sassafras albidum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sassafras and Sassafras albidum are synonyms defined as:

sassafras and Sassafras albidum: yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America

Other synonyms of sassafras include sassafras tree.

sassafras (noun)	Sassafras albidum (noun)
dried root bark of the sassafras tree	yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America