asafetida, asafoetida
(noun) the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
asafoetida (uncountable)
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of genus Ferula, especially Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses. [from 14th c.]
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
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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