Found 2 items, similar to asafoetida.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: asafoetida asafoetida n : the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn: asafetida]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Asafoetida 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.] [1913 Webster] ||