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‖ asafœtida|æsəˈfɛtɪdə|
Forms: 4–9 asa-, 6–9 assafetida, assafœtida, 7– asafœtida; also 5 asafetyday, 6 azafedida, assi-, 7 assefœtida, assaffetteda.
[med.L.: asa, latinized form of Pers. azā mastic + fœtida, fem. of fœtidus ill-smelling, stinking.]
A concreted resinous gum, with a strong alliaceous odour, procured in Central Asia from the Narthex asafœtida and allied umbelliferous plants; used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and as a flavouring in made dishes.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xix. xl. (1495) 884 Some stynkynge thynges ben put in medycynes, as..Brymstoon and Asafetida. a1500MS. Sloan No. 4. 83 in N. & Q. iii. VI. 4/2 Take ij penyworth of Asafetyday. 1502Arnold Chron. (1811) 234 Azafedida at xvid. 1598E. Guilpin Skial. (1878) 27 Thow'lt doome them to th' Apotheta, To wrap Sope in, and Assifœtida. 1692Ray Disc. iv. (1721) 52 A Lump of Asafœtida. 1762Goldsm. Cit. W. xcvii, I am for sauce strong with assafœtida, or fuming with garlic. 1849Macready Remin. II. 321 A bottle of asafœtida..splashed my own dress, smelling of course most horribly.
b. The plant that produces this gum.
1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 419 The herb called Assafœtida. 1862Bellew Afghan. 270 The assafœtida..grows wild on the sandy and gravelly plains that form the western portion of Afghanistan. |