Thesaurus: asafoetida
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.
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- n. 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.
- n. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
- n the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic