asafoetida
asafetida
/ (ˌæsəˈfɛtɪdə) /
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noun
a bitter resin with an unpleasant onion-like smell, obtained from the roots of some umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula: formerly used as a carminative, antispasmodic, and expectorant
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Word Origin for asafoetida
C14: from Medieval Latin, from asa gum (compare Persian azā mastic) + Latin foetidus evil-smelling, fetid
Words nearby asafoetida
as, Asa, ASA/BS, Asacol, asafetida, asafoetida, Asahigawa, asalam-wa-leikum, as all getout, Asama, as a matter of course
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