asafetida

名词 asafetida:

1. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic
   同义词：asafoetida

asafetida 也作 as.a.foet.i.da

n.（名词）
A brownish, bitter, foul-smelling resinous material obtained from the roots of several plants of the genusFerula in the parsley family and formerly used in medicine.
阿魏胶：一种褐色、味苦、气味难闻的树脂物质，取自伞形科阿魏 属的几种植物的根，从前用以入药

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Medieval Latin
源自 中世纪拉丁语
asa [gum] from Persian az3 [mastic]
asa [树脂] 源自 波斯语 az3 [乳香]
Latin fetida [feminine of] fetidus [stinking] * see fetid
拉丁语 fetida [] fetidus的阴性词 [臭的] *参见 fetid