Definition of Asafaetida
Asafoe`tida, a fetid inspissated sap from an Indian umbelliferous
tree, used in medicine.
- Wikipedia
{ As`a*fet"i*da, As`a*fœt"i*da } (&?;),
n. [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.] The
fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant
(Ferula asafœtida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used
in medicine as an antispasmodic. [Written also
assafœtida.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A resinous gum from the stem and roots of a wild Fennel Ferula asafoetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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