'Sagapenum' definitions:

Definition of 'Sagapenum'

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Sagapenum \Sag`a*pe"num\, n. [L. sagapenon, sacopenium, Gr. ?: cf. F. sagapin, gomme sagapin, sagap['e]num, Ar. sikb[imac]naj, Per. sakb[imac]nah, sikb[imac]nah.] (Med.) A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of Ferula. It has been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with. See also asafetida. --U. S. Disp. [1913 Webster]