Ferula assa-foetida

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ferula + Persian ازا (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 Category: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