Ajouan

Aj´ou`an

n.

1.

(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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.