Crossword clues for asafetida
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Asafetida \As`a*fet"i*da\, Asafoetida \As`a*f[oe]t"i*da\, n. 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. [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Medieval Latin asa (Latinized from Persian aza "mastic") + foetida, fem. of foetidus "stinking" (see fetid).
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of asafoetida English)
WordNet
n. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic [syn: asafoetida]
Usage examples of "asafetida".
Ever since Stephen Maturin had grown rich with their first prize he had constantly laid in great quantities of asafetida, castoreum and other substances, to make his medicines more revolting in taste, smell and texture than any others in the fleet.
A very fine variety of Asafetida is obtained from the leaf bud in the centre of the root, but this does not come into European commerce, and is only used in India, where it is known in the Bazaars as Kandaharre Hing.
Heliogabalus, who did not resemble a Pilgrim Father at all, but who had prepared for himself in his day some very sumptuous banquets in Rome, and ate a great deal of the best he could get (and liked peacocks stuffed with asafetida, for one thing), never had anything like a Thanksgiving dinner.