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Jasmine - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Jasmine : (noun)
1: any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum
chiefly native to Asia
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Jasmine |
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NikeLegacy: I'm chillin over Jasmine's like I don't have an appointment at 8:00am today. Lol. |
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vhonne21: @babycurt hi Jasmine! galing ng sis mo knina sa prod. number nya! kering-keri nya! basta ang galing nya knina! |
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asatiir: http://twitgoo.com/9zyn5 green tea and Jasmine, god's gift to us nervous, stressed and grouchy wrecks |
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