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Preferred term

Sassafras  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Sassafras albidum
  • Sassafras officinale

Scope note

  • A plant genus in the LAURACEAE family. The tree bark has been used medicinally. Drinks called sarsaparilla and root beer have been prepared from Sassafras and SMILAX ORNATA (Jamaican sarsaparilla).

History note

  • 2002; use LAURACEAE 1996-2001

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D027441

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