asafoetida

asafoetida has 2 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 10.

Definitions

• n.. The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
• n.. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic