| Pronunciation: | | `asu'fetidu
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[n] the gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic |
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ASAFETIDA is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
| | See Also: | | natural resin |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \As`a*fet"i*da\, Asafoetida \As`a*f[oe]t"i*da\, n.
[Asa + L. foetidus fetid.]
The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large
umbelliferous plant ({Ferula asaf[oe]tida}) of Persia and the
East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
[Written also {assaf[oe]tida}.]
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