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Anagyris foetida
Bean trefoil Bean" tre"foil (Bot.) A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris f[oe]tida).
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.]
assafoetida
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.]
Assafoetida
Assafoetida As`sa*f[oe]t"i*da, n. Same as Asafetida.
Ferula 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.]
Ferula asafoetida
Ferulic Fe*ru"lic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, asafetida (Ferula asaf[oe]tida); as, ferulic acid. [Written also ferulaic.]
Phoca foetida
Ringed Ringed, a. 1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings. 2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. ``A ringed wife.' --Tennyson. Ringed seal (Zo["o]l.), a North Pacific seal (Phoca f[oe]tida) having ringlike spots on the body. Ringed snake (Zo["o]l.), a harmless European snake (Tropidonotus natrix) common in England. Ringed worm (Zo["o]l.), an annelid.
Phoca foetida
Seal Seal (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[ae]l, Sw. sj["a]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo["o]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocid[ae] and Otariid[ae]. Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as sea lion, sea leopard, sea bear, or ursine seal, fur seal, and sea elephant. The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus), the hooded seal (Cystophora crustata), and the ringed seal (Phoca f[oe]tida), are northern species. See also Eared seal, Harp seal, and Fur seal, under Eared, Harp, Monk, and Fur. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. Harbor seal (Zo["o]l.), the common seal (Phoca vitulina). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also marbled seal, native seal, river seal, bay seal, land seal, sea calf, sea cat, sea dog, dotard, ranger, selchie, tangfish.
Phoca foetida
Floe Floe (fl[=o]), n. [Cf. Dan. flag af iis, iisflage, Sw. flaga, flake, isflaga, isflake. See Flag a flat stone.] A low, flat mass of floating ice. Floe rat (Zo["o]l.), a seal (Phoca f[oe]tida).
Sterculia foetida
Poon Poon, n. [Canarese ponne.] A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the masts and spars of vessels, as Calophyllum angustifolium, C. inophullum, and Sterculia f[oe]tida; -- called also peon.
Ustilago foetida
Bunt Bunt, n. (Bot.) A fungus (Ustilago f[oe]tida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand.

Meaning of Foetida from wikipedia

- and often mistaken for F. ****a-foetida. It has sulphur-containing compounds in the essential oil. Ferula ****a-foetida is endemic to Southern Iran and...
- P****iflora foetida (common names: stinking p****ionflower, wild maracuja, bush p****ion fruit, wild water lemon, stoneflower, love-in-a-mist, or running...
- Ferula ****a-foetida is a species of Ferula endemic to Southern Iran. It is a source of asafoetida, but not the main source, although many sources claim...
- Paederia foetida is a species of plant, with common names that are variations of skunkvine, stinkvine, pilau maile (Hawaiian) or Chinese fever vine. It...
- Sterculia foetida is a soft-wooded tree that can grow up to 35 metres (115 feet) tall. Common names for the plant are the **** poon tree, Java olive...
- Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing vine native of tropical Africa, closely related to the bitter melon (M. charantia) and balsam apple (M. balsamina)...
- Rosa foetida, known by several common names, including Austrian briar, Persian yellow rose, and Austrian copper rose, is a species of rose, native to...
- Furcraea foetida (Giant Cabuya, Green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp) is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and northern South America. It is...
- Crepis foetida subsp. foetida Crepis foetida subsp. glandulosa (C.Presl) Arcang. Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia (M.Bieb.) Čelak. "Crepis foetida". The...
- Voacanga foetida grows as a tree up to 20 metres (70 ft) high, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 centimetres (16 in). The bark is grey, whitish brown...