{
Asˊa-fet′i-da
, Asˊa-fœt′i-da
},
[
Asa
+ L.
foetidus
fetid.]
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.
[Written also
assafoetida
.]