- ASAFOE`TIDA
- a fetid inspissated sap from an Indian umbelliferous tree, used in medicine.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
ASAFOE`TIDA
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Ferula — A genus of plants of the family Umbelliferae. F. assa foetida, F. rubricaulis and F. foetida furnish asafetida; F. galbaniflua and F. rubricaulis, galbanium; and F. sumbul, sumbul. [L. giant plant] * * * fer·u·la fer (y)ə lə n 1) cap a genus of… … Medical dictionary
