[mass noun]a fetid resinous gum obtained from the roots of a herbaceous plant, used in herbal medicine and Indian cooking 阿魏(从一种草本植物根部提取的恶臭树脂胶,用于草药医治和印度烹饪)
a Eurasian plant of the parsley family, from which this gum is obtained 阿魏(一种欧亚植物,荷兰芹科,可提取树胶)
Ferula assa-foetida, family Umbelliferae 拉丁名Ferula assa-foetida,伞形科
语源
late Middle English : from medieval Latin, from asa (from Persian azā 'mastic') + foetida (see fetid)