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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 asaf[oe]tida}) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [Written also {assaf[oe]tida}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: asafetida n : the gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
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