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• assafœtida — variant of asafœtida …   Useful english dictionary

• Asafoetida — Hing redirects here. For other uses, see Hing (disambiguation). Asafoetida Ferula scorodosma syn. assafoetida Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• Sagapenum — Sagapénum Aussi appelé gomme séraphique, le sagapénum est une gomme résine produite par le Ferula persica (Willd), un ombellifère. Récoltée en Perse, elle se présente sous forme de masses granuleuses et poisseuses (on parle de sagapénum en… …   Wikipédia en Français

• Sagapénum — Aussi appelé gomme séraphique, le sagapénum est une gomme résine produite par le Ferula persica (Willd), un ombellifère. Récoltée en Perse, elle se présente sous forme de masses granuleuses et poisseuses (on parle de sagapénum en masses) ayant… …   Wikipédia en Français

• -A — 1. suffix forming nouns from Greek, Latin, and Romanic feminine singular, esp.: 1 ancient or Latinized modern names of animals and plants (amoeba; campanula). 2 oxides (alumina). 3 geographical names (Africa). 4 ancient or Latinized modern… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Asafoetida — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• assafoetida — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ferula asafoetida — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ferula asafoetida — Ferulic Fe*ru lic, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, asafetida ({Ferula asaf[oe]tida}); as, ferulic acid. [Written also {ferulaic}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English