| 单词 | asafetida |
| 释义 | asafetida /as'euh fet"i deuh/, n. Chem. 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, asafoetida, asfetida. Also called devil's dung, food of the gods. [1350-1400; ME < ML asafoetida, equiv. to asa ( < Pers aza mastic, gum) + L foetida, fem. of foetidus FETID] |
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