Asafetida

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of asafoetida. alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually

    "If one of her chickens got the snuffles one day, rubbing asafetida in butter on their nostrils would set them straight."

  2. 2
    the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic wordnet

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asafoetida

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"If one of her chickens got the snuffles one day, rubbing asafetida in butter on their nostrils would set them straight."

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