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Alt. of Asafoetida

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  1. n. Alt. of Asafoetida
  2. n. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
  3. The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East India. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [Written also assafoetida.]
  4. n the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic