2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Asafetida \As`a*fet"i*da\, Asafoetida \As`a*f[oe]t"i*da\, n. [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.] 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. [Written also {assafoetida}.] [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: asafoetida n : the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn: {asafetida}]
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