'Ferula asafoetida' definitions:

Definition of 'Ferula asafoetida'

From: GCIDE
  • Ferula \Fer"u*la\, n. [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. Ferule.]
  • 1. A ferule. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [capitalized] A genus of plants of the parsley family Apiaceae (of the order Umbelliferae), including some yielding asafetida. Members include Ferula asafoetida (Ferula foetida), the giant fennel (Ferula communis), and Ferula orientalis. [PJC]

Definition of 'Ferula asafoetida'

From: GCIDE
  • Ferulic \Fe*ru"lic\, a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, asafetida ({Ferula asaf[oe]tida}); as, ferulic acid. [Written also ferulaic.] [1913 Webster]