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as⋅a⋅fet⋅i⋅da

  [as-uh-fet-i-duh]
–noun Chemistry.
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.
Also, a⋅sa⋅foet⋅i⋅da, asfetida.
Also called devil's dung, food of the gods.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML asafoetida, equiv. to asa (< Pers āzā mastic, gum) + L foetida, fem. of foetidus fetid
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Main Entry: asa·fet·i·da
Variant: or asa·foet·i·da /"as-&-'fit-&d-E, -'fet-&d-&/
Function:noun
: the fetid gum resin of various Asian plants of the genus Ferula (especially F. assafoetida, F. foetida, or F. narthex) occurring in the form of tears anddark-colored masses, having a strong odor and taste, and formerly used in medicine as an antispasmodic and in folk medicine as a general prophylactic against disease
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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