assafoetida

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assafoetida - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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 asafoetida) of Persia and the
     East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
     [Written also assafoetida.]
     [1913 Webster]

  Assafoetida \As`sa*f[oe]t"i*da\, n.
     Same as Asafetida.
     [1913 Webster] Assagai