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asafoetida

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

as=a=foet=i=da

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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;

is a kind of natural resin

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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)