Assertion: sassafras | /r/Synonym | medicinal herb
Facets:
value: later, to the europeans
type: TEMPORAL
value: to the american indians
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: primarily
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Sassafras was known primarily as a medicinal herb to the American Indians and, later, to the Europeans, who shipped great quantities to shops in England and on the Continent.