資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ajouan \Aj"ou*an\ Ajowan \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}.