单词 | asafoetida |
释义 | Word Frequency asafoetida or asafetida (ˌæsəˈfɛtɪdə) noun a bitter resin with an unpleasant onion-like smell, obtained from the roots of some umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula: formerly used as a carminative, antispasmodic, and expectorant Word origin C14: from Medieval Latin, from asa gum (compare Persian azā mastic) + Latin foetidus evil-smelling, fetid |
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