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Cape jasmine

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Cape jasmine
n.
See gardenia.
Cape jasmine
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a widely cultivated gardenia shrub, Gardenia jasminoides See gardenia
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Noun1.cape jasmine - evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves
cape jessamine, Gardenia augusta, Gardenia jasminoides
gardenia - any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
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