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jessamine

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jes·sa·mine  (js-mn)
n.
Variant of jasmine.
jessamine [ˈdʒɛsəmɪn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for jasmine [1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.jessaminejessamine - a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
common jasmine, Jasminum officinale, true jasmine
jasmine - any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
Translations
jessamine [ˈdʒesəmɪn] N → jazmín m
jessamine
n → Jasmin m


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She stood on the front veranda as he quitted the house, and absently picked a few sprays of jessamine that grew upon a trellis near by.
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Having travelled from land to land in this fashion without finding anything to rivet his attention, it occurred to him to take the form of an eagle, and in this shape he flew across many countries and arrived at length in a new and lovely spot, where the air seemed filled with the scent of jessamine and orange flowers with which the ground was thickly planted.
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And then a man who seemed to be all shirt-front danced backward before her; and next she was seated at a little table by a railing over which climbed a jessamine vine.
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