fetid gum

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• Hog gum — Hog Hog (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc h, hoc h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• asafetida — A gum resin, the inspissated exudate from the root of Ferula foetida (family Umbelliferae); malodorous material used as a repellent against dogs, cats, and rabbits, and formerly used as an antispasmodic; in Asia, used as a condiment and flavoring …   Medical dictionary

• Asafetida — As a*fet i*da, Asafoetida As a*f[oe]t i*da, n. [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.] The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant ({Ferula asaf[oe]tida}) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Asafoetida — Asafetida As a*fet i*da, Asafoetida As a*f[oe]t i*da, n. [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.] The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant ({Ferula asaf[oe]tida}) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• assafoetida — Asafetida As a*fet i*da, Asafoetida As a*f[oe]t i*da, n. [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.] The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant ({Ferula asaf[oe]tida}) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ferula asafoetida — Asafetida As a*fet i*da, Asafoetida As a*f[oe]t i*da, n. [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.] The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant ({Ferula asaf[oe]tida}) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• asafetida — or asafoetida noun Etymology: Middle English asafetida, from Medieval Latin asafoetida, from Persian azā mastic + Latin foetida, feminine of foetidus fetid Date: 14th century the dried fetid gum resin of the root of several west Asian plants… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Mithridate — Elaborately gilded drug jar for storing mithridate. By Annibale Fontana, about 1580 90. Courtesy, J. Paul Getty Museum. This article is about the remedy; Mithridate is also a 1673 play by Jean Racine. For other uses, see Mithridates Mithridate,… …   Wikipedia

• Ferula — Sagapenum Sag a*pe num, n. [L. sagapenon, sacopenium, Gr. ?: cf. F. sagapin, gomme sagapin, sagap[ e]num, Ar. sikb[=i]naj, Per. sakb[=i]nah, sikb[=i]nah.] (Med.) A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of {Ferula}. It has been used in hysteria …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sagapenum — Sag a*pe num, n. [L. sagapenon, sacopenium, Gr. ?: cf. F. sagapin, gomme sagapin, sagap[ e]num, Ar. sikb[=i]naj, Per. sakb[=i]nah, sikb[=i]nah.] (Med.) A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of {Ferula}. It has been used in hysteria, etc., but …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… …   Wikipedia