Assertion: sassafras | /r/CapableOf | play role
Facets:
value: in the formulation of some narcotics
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Sassafras has played a role in the formulation of some narcotics, but it in and of itself is not the kind of street drug you might suspect rock bands to write songs about.
text: Sassafras also plays a role in the food web for various animals such as white-tailed deer and rabbits that eat the leaves and twigs; and the fruits are consumed by many bird species including bobwhites, kingbirds, phoebes, woodpeckers, thrushes, and mockingbirds, as well as some small mammals.