| 单词 | devil's dung |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdevil's dung devil's dung n. the strongly scented gum asafoetida; (occasionally also) any of the umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula which produce this. [Compare Middle Dutch duvelsdrec (Dutch duivelsdrek), Middle Low German duvelsdrek, German Teufelsdreck (15th cent.).] ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > one who or that which > specific filthOE fimea1475 devil's dunga1576 devil's dirt1578 sweat-pit1708 fetid gum1858 stink bomb1915 stinkweed1932 stink-pot1972 a1576 W. Bullein Bk. Compoundes f. 39v (margin) , in Bulwarke of Defence (1579) There be .ii. kindes of this Assa, one is called Assa fœtida, or Diuels dunge. 1799 tr. Laboratory (ed. 6) I. vi. 237 Asafœtida is sometimes called by the name of Devil's dung. 1996 Chiltern Seeds Catal. 104 Asafoetida, Food-of-the-Gods, Devil's Dung... It is a very stout and much-branched, attractive, airy plant with large, very much-divided leaves, and bearing umbels of yellow flowers. 2004 Guardian 23 Nov. ii. 23/4 Also known as Devil's Dung and by its Latin name, asafoetida.., hing is harvested as a resin from the asafoetida plant grown in Afghanistan and India. < as lemmas |
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