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From the English word for the type of deciduous tree native to North America and East Asia. The name comes from Spanish sasafrás, possibly derived from the Latin saxifragus, meaning "stone-breaking", from the habit of certain plants of this species growing in cracks in boulders. A famous bearer of the name is non-binary American author Sassafras Patterdale (1984-).