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asafoetida
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun asafoetida has 1 sense
- asafoetida(n = noun.substance) asafetida - the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic; Array is a kind of natural resin
OXFORD DICTIONARY
asafoetida, n. (US asafetida) a resinous plant gum with a fetid ammoniac smell, formerly used in medicine, now as a herbal remedy and in Indian cooking.
Etymology
ME f. med.L f. asa f. Pers. aza mastic + fetida (as FETID)
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