Jessamine

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

  Jessamine \Jes"sa*mine\, n. (Bot.)
     Same as {Jasmine}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jessamine
       n : tall-climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow
           or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common
           jasmine}, {true jasmine}, {Jasminum officinale}]

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Jessamine -- U.S. County in Kentucky
     Population (2000):    39041
     Housing Units (2000): 14646
     Land area (2000):     173.132935 sq. miles (448.412225 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    1.319831 sq. miles (3.418347 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    174.452766 sq. miles (451.830572 sq. km)
     Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
     Location:             37.879166 N, 84.587109 W
     Headwords:
      Jessamine
      Jessamine, KY
      Jessamine County
      Jessamine County, KY