asafetida

[ as-uh-fet-i-duh ]
/ ˌæs əˈfɛt ɪ də /

noun Chemistry.

a soft, brown, lumpy gum resin having a bitter, acrid taste and an obnoxious odor, obtained from the roots of several Near Eastern plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family: formerly used in medicine as a carminative and antispasmodic.

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Also a·sa·foet·i·da, asfetida.
Also called devil's dung, food of the gods.

Origin of asafetida

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin asafoetida, equivalent to asa (< Persian āzā mastic, gum) + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus fetid

Words nearby asafetida

as-live, as-told-to, as., asa, asa/bs, asafetida, asafoetida, asahigawa, asalam-wa-leikum, asama, asana
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