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1. (noun) asafetida, asafoetida
the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic

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1. (noun) asafoetida
the fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic

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