sassafras tree vs sassafras

sassafras tree and sassafras both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sassafras tree	Yes	No	No	No
sassafras	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sassafras tree and sassafras are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of sassafras tree include Sassafras albidum.

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