asafoetida
/ˌæsəˈfetɪdə/( <美> asafetida)
noun
1
- mass noun a fetid resinous gum obtained from the roots of a herbaceous plant, used in herbal medicine and Indian cooking阿魏(从一种草本植物根部提取的恶臭树脂胶, 用于草药和印度烹饪)。
2
- a Eurasian plant of the parsley family, from which this gum is obtained阿魏(一种欧亚植物, 荷兰芹科, 可提取树胶)。
2.1
- Ferula assa-foetida, family Umbelliferae.拉丁名Ferula assa-foetida,伞形科。
词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from asa (from Persian azā 'mastic') + foetida (see FETID).