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Ferula assa-foetida
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Translingual
thumb|Ferula assa-foetida
Etymology
From Ferula genus + mul fa ازا azâ mastic + mul la foetidus foetida foul-smelling; see en asafoetida.
Proper noun
1 f Ferula assa-foetidus foetida la
species family Apiaceae a plant native to Southern Iran that is the source of asafoetida used in cuisines of India and the Middle East
a misapplied name for other asafoetida-producing species such as Ferula foetida species.
Hypernyms
species Apiales order - order; Apiaceae family - family; Apioideae subfamily - subfamily; Scandiceae tribe - tribe; Ferulinae subtribe - subtribe; Ferula genus - genus
References
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taxonomydetail 16603
Ferula+assa-foetida
mul Scandiceae tribe plants