Trachyspermum ammi
Synonyms:
Carom, Ajowan Caraway
Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine, Essential Oil, Food, Homeopathic Medicine, Medicinal Plant, Powder, Tea, Tincture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani Medicine
Ajwain (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- ajouan, ajowan, ajowain, ajwan
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi अजवाइन (ajvāin).
Noun
ajwain (plural ajwains)
- A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed-like fruit, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor.
Synonyms
- bishop's weed
- carom
