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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jasmine \Jas"mine\, n. [F. jasmin, Sp jazmin, Ar y[=a]sm[=i]n, Pers. y[=a]sm[=i]n; cf It gesmino gelsomino Cf {Jessamine}.] (Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus {Jasminum}, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The {J. officinale}, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is {J. Sambac}, and with {J. 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}.] {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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jessamine \Jes"sa*mine\, n. (Bot.) Same as {Jasmine}. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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