Ferula assa-foetida

Translingual

Ferula assa-foetida

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ferula assa-foetida f

1. 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.
2. 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 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