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jasmine — or jasmin [jaz′min, jas′min] n. [Fr jasmin < Ar yās(a)mīn < Pers yāsamīn] 1. any of a genus (Jasminum) of tropical and subtropical plants of the olive family, with fragrant flowers of yellow, red, or white, used in perfumes or for scenting… … English World dictionary
yellow jasmine — ☆ yellow jasmine n. a slender gelsemium (Gelsemium sempervirens) with funnel shaped, yellow flowers, native to the SE U.S.: also yellow jessamine * * * … Universalium
yellow jasmine — ☆ yellow jasmine n. a slender gelsemium (Gelsemium sempervirens) with funnel shaped, yellow flowers, native to the SE U.S.: also yellow jessamine … English World dictionary
Jasmine — Jas mine, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. y[=a]sm[=i]n, Pers. y[=a]sm[=i]n; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf. {Jessamine}.] (Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus {Jasminum}, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The {Jasminum officinale},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellow jessamine — yellow jes·sa·mine jes (ə )mən n a twining evergreen shrub of the genus Gelsemium (G. sempervirens) with fragrant yellow flowers and a root formerly used in medicine called also yellow jasmine see GELSEMIUM (2) … Medical dictionary
jasmine — (also jessamine) ► NOUN ▪ a shrub or climbing plant with fragrant, often yellow, flowers. ORIGIN French jasmin, from Persian … English terms dictionary
jasmine — jasmined, adj. jasminelike, adj. /jaz min, jas /, n. 1. any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery. 2. any of several other plants having similar fragrant… … Universalium
Jasmine — /jaz min, jas /, n. a female given name. Also, Jasmin, Jasmina /jaz meuh neuh, jas /. * * * Any of about 300 tropical and subtropical species of fragrant, flowering, woody, climbing shrubs that make up the genus Jasminum of the olive family,… … Universalium
yellow jessamine — noun poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel shaped flowers • Syn: ↑yellow jasmine, ↑Carolina jasmine, ↑evening trumpet flower, ↑Gelsemium sempervirens • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member … Useful english dictionary
Jasmine (novel) — infobox Book | name = Jasmine title orig = translator = image caption = author = Bharati Mukherjee cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Grove Press; 1st ed. release date = 1989 media type =… … Wikipedia
