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Plant name Asafoetida  Language English  Latin name Ferula asafoetida L. - please click to view full record  Latin name (synonyms) Ferula asa-foetida Spreng.  Sanskrit name hiṅgu  Hindi name hiṃg, hiṃgu, hīṃg  Bengali name hiṅ, hiṃ  Tamil name peruṅkāyam, kāyam  Malayalam name kāyam, peruṅkāyam, karikkāyam  English name Asafoetida, Asafetida, Devil's dung, Stinking gum, Giant fennel

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