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jasmine
/ˈdʒæzmən/
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What does jasmine mean?
noun
- Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
- The perfume obtained from these plants.
- Any of several plants having a similar perfume, but mostly not in the same family.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A yellow colour.
proper noun
- A female given name from Persian.
- A surname from Persian.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈdʒæzmən/
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Now we are restricted to our garden, and we could get nothing for this set out but jasmine and pear.
Yellow jasmine, Gelsemium sempervirens.* A good native evergreen vine for the South, with fragrant yellow flowers.
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I present Jules' Ammophila with a slender, brownish Looper which I caught on the jasmine.
With the exception of the jasmine the flowers used in the hair are all artificial, though natural flowers are worn in season--roses in summer, orchids in late summer, and chrysanthemums in autumn.
At Pahia, it was quite pleasing to behold the English flowers in the gardens before the houses; there were roses of several kinds, honeysuckle, jasmine, stocks, and whole hedges of sweetbrier.