English Dictionary: Ammi copticum | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Ajouan \[d8]Aj"ou*an\ d8Ajowan \[d8]Aj"ow*an\, n. [Written also {ajwain}.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.) The fruit of {Ammi Copticum}, syn. {Carum Ajowan}, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also {Javanee seed}, {Javanese seed}, and {ajava}. |