Found 2 items, similar to asafetida.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: asafetida
asafetida
n : the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste
and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn:
asafoetida]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Asafetida
Asafetida
\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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