A fetid resinous gum obtained from the roots of a herbaceous plant, used in herbal medicine and Indian cooking
A Eurasian plant of the parsley family, from which this gum is obtained
ASAFOETIDA, asafetida (a brownish, bitter, foul-smelling resinous material obtained from the roots of several plants in the parsley family and formerly used in medicine) [n]
ASAFOETIDA, an acrid gum resin with a strong smell like that of garlic, obtained from certain Asian plants also ASAFETIDA, ASSAFETIDA, ASSAFOETIDA [n]