ASAFETIDA

asafetida, asafoetida

(noun) the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

asafetida (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of asafoetida

Source: Wiktionary


As`a*fet"i*da, As`a*foet"i*da, n. Etym: [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.]

Definition: The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East India. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [Written also assafoetida.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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