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1. n. Alt. of Asafoetida Source: opted
2. n. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic Source: wordnet
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.] Source: webster
4. n the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic Source: ecdict

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antispasmodic gum resin asafoetida brownish formerly odor plants strong taste various alt assafoetida east ferula fetid india inspissated juice large medicine Persia plant umbelliferous

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