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the tree that flavored root beer until America found out it might kill you
root beerOriginal flavoring, banned by FDA in 1960
safroleIts oil is carcinogenic and a meth precursor
three leavesGrows mittens, ghosts, and oval shapes on one tree
gumbo fileGround leaves thicken Louisiana Creole cooking
name originLikely Spanish botanists slurring an older word