root beer

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A glass mug of root beer float with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top sits on a blue napkin, with a spoon and an ice cream scoop nearby on a wooden table.

Branches of a sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum, with green leaves and a few leaves turning orange.

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A glass mug of root beer float with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top sits on a blue napkin, with a spoon and an ice cream scoop nearby on a wooden table.

root beer float

Root beer float made with vanilla ice cream in a mug of root beer.

© Bhofack2/Dreamstime.com

Branches of a sassafras tree, Sassafras albidum, with green leaves and a few leaves turning orange.

sassafras

Sassafras (Sassafras albidum), a member of the laurel family (Lauraceae).

© Roger Dale Pleis/Shutterstock.com

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