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Ajwain or ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) [3] (/ ˈ æ dʒ ə w ɒ n /) —also known as ajowan caraway, వాము (in Telugu),omam (in Tamil), thymol seeds, bishop's weed, or carom—is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. [4] Both the leaves and the seed‑like fruit (often mistakenly called
Fresh thyme is commonly sold in bunches of sprigs. A sprig is a single stem snipped from the plant. [12] It is composed of a woody stem with paired leaf or flower clusters ("leaves") spaced 15 to 25 millimetres (1 ⁄ 2 to 1 inch) apart. A recipe may measure thyme by the bunch (or fraction thereof), or by the sprig, or by the tablespoon or ...
Coleus amboinicus, synonym Plectranthus amboinicus, [1] is a semi-succulent perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae [2] with a pungent oregano-like flavor and odor. Coleus amboinicus is considered to be native to parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India, [3] although it is widely cultivated and naturalized elsewhere in the tropics where it is used as a spice and ornamental plant. [2]
Growing to 15–30 cm (6–12 in) tall by 40 cm (16 in) wide, it is a bushy, woody-based evergreen subshrub with small, highly aromatic, grey-green leaves and clusters of purple or pink flowers in early summer. [3] It is useful in the garden as groundcover, where it can be short-lived, but is easily propagated from cuttings. [3]
The plants grow up to 40 centimetres (16 in) tall. The stems tend to be narrow or even wiry. The leaves are evergreen in most species, arranged in opposite pairs, oval, entire, and small, 4–20 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 – 3 ⁄ 4 in) long, and usually aromatic.
Za'atar shrub growing in Jerusalem Origanum syriacum. According to Ignace J. Gelb, an Akkadian language word that can be read sarsar may refer to a spice plant. This word could be attested in the Syriac satre (ܨܬܪܐ), and Arabic za'atar (زعتر, or sa'tar, صعتر), possibly the source of Latin Satureia. [5]
Bacopa monnieri, also known as water hyssop, [1] brahmi, [2] thyme-leafed gratiola, herb of grace, [2] and Indian pennywort, is a perennial, creeping herb native to wetland areas globally. [ 2 ] It is used in Ayurveda .
The word "curry" is borrowed from the Tamil word kari (கறி, literally "blackened"), the name of the plant associated with the perceived blackness of the tree's leaves. [8] The records of the leaves being utilized are found in Tamil literature dating back to the 1st and 4th centuries CE. Britain had spice trades with the ancient Tamil region.