Assafoetida

noun

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

    "The smell, too, is often perverted—Parosmia. The author was formerly acquainted with a lady, who scented her snuff with the tincture of assafœtida."

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asafetidaasafetidaasantdevil's dunghingstinking gum

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"The smell, too, is often perverted—Parosmia. The author was formerly acquainted with a lady, who scented her snuff with the tincture of assafœtida."

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