ALL meanings of asafetida
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A a - noun asafetida a bad-smelling gum resin obtained from various Asiatic plants (genus Ferula) of the umbel family: it was formerly used to treat some illnesses or, in folk medicine, to repel disease 3
- noun asafetida A fetid resinous gum obtained from the roots of a herbaceous plant, used in herbal medicine and Indian cooking. 1
- noun asafetida a soft, brown, lumpy gum resin having a bitter, acrid taste and an obnoxious odor, obtained from the roots of several Near Eastern plants belonging to the genus Ferula, of the parsley family: formerly used in medicine as a carminative and antispasmodic. 1
- noun asafetida Alternative spelling of asafoetida. 0