Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 
• Carum ajowan ined. -> Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague ex Turrill A
• Carum aromaticum Salisb. -> Carum carvi L. A
• Carum bulbocastanum (L.) W.D.J. Koch -> Bunium bulbocastanum L. A
• Carum carvi L. A
• Carum copticum (L.) C.B. Clarke -> Trachyspermum ammi (L.) Sprague ex Turrill A
• Carum decussatum Gilib. -> Carum carvi L. A
• Carum officinale S. F. Gray -> Carum carvi L. A
• Carum persicum Boiss. -> Bunium persicum (Boiss.) B. Fedtsch.
• Carum petroselinum (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. -> Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A.W. Hill
• Carum velenovskyi Rohlena -> Carum carvi L. A

   

SYNONYM(S) : Apium carvi (L.) Crantz, Bunium carum M. Bieb. , Bunium carvi (L.) M. Bieb., Carum officinale S.F. Gray, Carum velenovskyi Rohlena, Foeniculum carvi (L.) Link, Ligusticum carvi (L.) Roth, Sium carvi (L.) Bernh.

ARABIC :    Karauyâ,      Karawyâ (Egypt), Kammûn armanî.

ARMENIAN :   Չաման  Chaman.

BULGARIAN :  Ким   Kim.

BURMESE :  Ziya  (See Burmese Bot. dBase p22).

CHINESE :     葛縷子  Ge lü zi (Taiwan),  葛缕子  Ge lü zi.

CROATIAN :  Kim.

CZECH : Kmin kořenný, Kmín luční .

DANISH : Kommen, Vild kommen, Karve.

DUTCH : Karwij, Karwijzaad (seeds), Kummel, Wilde komijn.

ENGLISH : Caraway, Common caraway.

ESTONIAN :  Harilik köömen.

FINNISH : Kumina, Saksan kumina, Tavallinen kumina .

FRENCH : Anis des Vosges, Carvi, Cumin de montagne, Cumin des prés, Faux anis, Faux cumin (Morocco), Kummel.

GERMAN : Kümmel, Echter Kümmel, Feldkümmel, Feld-Kümmel, Mattenkümmel, Wiesenkümmel.

GREEK :   Κάρο  Karo,  Καρβί  Karvi.

HEBREW :   קִימֶל    Kimel  (Kimmel, Qimel),     כְּרַוְיָה    Kravyah (Cravya),  Cravya tarbutit.

HINDI :   Kaalaa jiiraa, Shah jira (Shia jira, Siyah jira),  विलायती जीरा  Vilayaatii jeeraa, Zira-seeah?

HUNGARIAN : Kömeny, Köménymag (seeds).

ICELANDIC :  Kúmen.

ITALIAN : Carvi, Seme di carvi (seeds), Comino, Comino tedesco, Cumino, Cumino dei prati, Cumino tedesco.

JAPANESE :   ヒメウイキョウ  Hime uikyou    ひめういきょう Hime uikyou,    姫茴香  Hime uikyou,  キャラウェイ Kyarauei.

KOREAN :  캐러웨이  Kaerowei.

MALAY :  Jintan (Indonesia).

NORWEGIAN : Karve.

PERSIAN : Karoya, Kharawjá.

POLISH : Kminek, Kminek zwyczajny.

PORTUGUESE : Alcarávia, Semente de alcarávia (seeds), Cominho.

RUSSIAN :  Тмин   Tmin, Тмин обыкновенный    Tmin obyknovennyi (Tmin obyknovennyj).

SANSKRIT :  कारवी   Karavi,  Sushavi.

SERBIAN :  Kim.

SLOVAKIAN :  Rasca lúčna,  Kmin.

SLOVENIAN :  Kumina, Navadna kumina.

SPANISH : Alcaravea, Comino de prado, Hinojo de prado.

SWAHILI :  Kisibiti.

SWEDISH :  Brödkummin, Karven, Kommel, Kommen, Kumin,  Kummil, Kummin, Kumming.

THAI :   เทียนตากบ   Thiam takap.

TURKISH : Hakiki kimyon, Karaman kimyonu, Frenk kimyonu.

UKRAINIAN :   Дикий аніс  Dikii anis, Кмин Kmin ,  Кмин звичайний  Kmyn zvichainii.

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