Definition of jasmine Jasmine

/ʤæˈzmʌn/ - [jatzmun] - jas•mine

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Noun

Plural: jasmines

jasmine - any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
  shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  genus jasminum, jasminum shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine
  jasminum mesnyi, primrose jasmine evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China
  jasminum nudiflorum, winter jasmine deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers
  common jasmine, jasminum officinale, jessamine, true jasmine a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • jasmine (Noun)
    Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
  • jasmine (Noun)
    The perfume obtained from these plants.
  • jasmine (Noun)
    Any of several unrelated plants having a similar perfume.
  • jasmine (Noun)
    A yellow colour.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • jasmine (n.)
    A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and, with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis and Faramea.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • jasmine
    Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • jasmine
    jas′min, Jessamine, jes′a-min, n. a genus of plants, many species of which have very fragrant flowers. [Fr. jasmin—Ar.,—Pers. yāsmīn.]

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  • Jasmine is a genus of plants. They are shrubs or vines that grow in moderately warm climates. There are about 200 different species of Jasmine. They are also quite liked in gardens. Tea can be made from the flowers. Some species are used to make special oil, perfumes or incense. Women, especially from Asia sometimes wear jasmine flowers in their hair.

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