Definition of "omam" [omam]

• In India, a name of the plant also called ajwan or ajwain, Carum ajowan, or Ptychotis ajowan. It yields ajowan-oil, the distillation-water of which, and the crystalline thymol separating from which, are medicinally used in India, especially as remedies in cholera. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Arbi like some of its starchy cousins can produce considerable gas in your GIT Gastro-Intestinal Tract and ajwain or omam / carom seeds is an excellent spice to counteract the bloating, so these do make a perfect synergistic pair."
• "Khajas too I havent eaten before, tried this from bawarchi's diwali recipes - tastes like our ribbon pakoda especially because of the omam seeds."
• "Aruna, Carom seeds is nothing but ajwain...call it omam in Tamil"