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asafetida

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as·a·fet·i·da also as·a·foet·i·da  (s-ft-d)
n.
A brownish, bitter, foul-smelling resinous material obtained from the roots of several plants of the genus Ferula in the parsley family and formerly used in medicine.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin : asa, gum (from Persian az, mastic) + Latin fetida, feminine of fetidus, stinking; see fetid.]
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Noun1.asafetida - the brownish gum resin of various plantsasafetida - the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
asafoetida
natural resin - a plant exudate
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A thick smoke rose, diffusing a potent odor savoring marvelously of brimstone and asafetida, which, however grateful it might be to the olfactory nerves of spirits, nearly strangled poor Wolfert, and produced a fit of coughing and wheezing that made the whole grove resound.
Adventure of the Black Fisherman by Irving, Washington View in context
 
 
 
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