crepe jasmine

crepe jasmine

also crape jasmine
n.
An evergreen shrub (Tabernaemontana divaricata) native to India and cultivated as an ornamental in warm regions for its fragrant white flowers.
[From the crinkled lobes of the corolla.]
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Noun1.crepe jasmine - tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
Adam's apple, coffee rose, crape jasmine, crepe gardenia, East Indian rosebay, Nero's crown, pinwheel flower, Tabernaemontana divaricate
genus Tabernaemontana, Tabernaemontana - evergreen tropical trees and shrubs with milky sap
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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