Ferula assa-foetida
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ferula + Persian ازا (azâ, “mastic”) + Latin foetida (“foul-smelling”); see English asafoetida.
Proper noun[edit]
- A taxonomic species within the 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.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (species): Apiales - order; Apiaceae - family; Apioideae - subfamily; Scandiceae - tribe; Ferulinae - subtribe; Ferula - genus
References[edit]
Ferula assa-foetida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ferula assa-foetida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Ferula assa-foetida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ferula assa-foetida at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Ferula assa-foetida at Encyclopedia of Life
- Ferula assa-foetida at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ferula assa-foetida at USDA Plants database
- Ferula assa-foetida at Tropicos
- Ferula assa-foetida at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Ferula+assa-foetida at The Plant List
