Ferula assa-foetida

Translingual

Ferula assa-foetida

Etymology

From Ferula + Persian (azâ, “mastic”) + Latin foetida (“foul-smelling”); see English asafoetida.

Proper noun

Ferula assa-foetida f

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

(species): Apiales - order; Apiaceae - family; Apioideae - subfamily; Scandiceae - tribe; Ferulinae - subtribe; Ferula - genus

References

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

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