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Definition of assafoetida
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.
