Jasmine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Jasmine \Jas"mine\, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar.
     y[=a]sm[imac]n, Pers. y[=a]sm[imac]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}, common
     in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian


     jasmine is {Jasminum Sambac}, and, with {Jasminum
     angustifolia}, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false
     jasmine in the {Gelseminum sempervirens} (see {Gelsemium}).
     Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies,
     as species of {Calotropis} and {Faramea}. [Written also
     {jessamine}.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Cape jasmine}, or {Cape jessamine}, the {Gardenia florida},
        a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China,
        and hardy in the Southern United States.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jasmine
       n : any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum
           chiefly native to Asia