comes from the lovage plant. Ajwain is also called 'owa' in Marathi, 'vaamu' in Telugu, "omam"  in Tamil , "ajwana" in Kannada , "ajmo" in Gujarati , "jowan" in Bengali and "asamodagam" in Singhalese . Flavour and aroma Raw ajwain smells almost exactly like thyme because it also contains thymol ,