asfetida
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asfetida — /as fet i deuh/, n. asafetida. * * * … Universalium
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… … Universalium
