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jas·mine  (jzmn) also jes·sa·mine (js-mn)

n.

1.

a. Any of several vines or shrubs of the genus Jasminum, native chiefly to Asia and having usually compound leaves and white or yellow flowers. Some of the fragrant species are used in making perfume.

b. The perfume obtained from these plants.

2. See Carolina jasmine.

3. Any of several plants or shrubs having fragrant flowers.

4. A light to brilliant yellow.

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[French jasmin, from Old French jassemin, from Arabic yasmn, from Persian yasmn, ysman, from Middle Persian ysman.]

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jasmine [ˈdʒæsmɪn ˈdʒæz-]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called jessamine any oleaceous shrub or climbing plant of the tropical and subtropical genus Jasminum, esp J. officinalis: widely cultivated for their white, yellow, or red fragrant flowers, which are used in making perfume and in flavouring tea See also winter jasmine

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several other shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani (red jasmine)

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) a light to moderate yellow colour

[from Old French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsmīn]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jasmine - any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia 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 Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac - East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Translations

jasmine [ˈdʒæzmɪn] N → jazmín m

jasmine [ˈdʒæsmɪn ˈdʒæzmɪn] n (= shrub, flower) → jasmin m jasmine tea
jasmine tea n → thé m au jasmin

jasmine [ˈdʒæzmɪn] n → gelsomino