jasmine
noun
any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery.
jasmine
1 American
[jaz-min, jas-]
/ ˈdʒæz mɪn, ˈdʒæs- /
noun
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jasmines
plural
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any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery.
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any of several other plants having similar fragrant flowers, as the Carolina jessamine.
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a pale-yellow color.
Jasmine
2
American
[jaz-min, jas-]
/ ˈdʒæz mɪn, ˈdʒæs- /
Also
Jasmin,
noun
jasmine
British
/ ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz- /
noun
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Also called: jessamine. any oleaceous shrub or climbing plant of the tropical and subtropical genus Jasminum, esp J. officinalis: widely cultivated for their white, yellow, or red fragrant flowers, which are used in making perfume and in flavouring tea See also winter jasmine
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any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani ( red jasmine )
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a light to moderate yellow colour
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Etymology
Origin of jasmine
1555–65; < Middle French jasmin, variant of jassemin < Arabic yās ( a ) mīn < Persian yāsman, yāsmin
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British critics, maybe expecting flamboyance and unused to the exquisite smells of jacaranda and night-blooming jasmine, found it laid-back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
An illustration shows middle C having the scent of a rose; the C two octaves higher, jasmine; in the rumbly bass, clove and vanilla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The beds are dotted with scented flowers such as honeysuckle, jasmine and lavender, and textured foliage and grasses that patients can touch and smell from their beds.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
“The romantic outdoor dining area sits adjacent to the pool, surrounded by walls of jasmine under a pergola,” reads the press release.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
The smell of jasmine now mingles with his aftershave.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Britain's Sonay Kartal continued her impressive comeback from long-term injury with a comfortable win over former Wimbledon finalist Jasmine Paolini to reach the Wuhan Open quarter-finals.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Times staff writers Jasmine Mendez, Hannah Fry and Jaweed Kaleem contributed to this report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
The three researchers fired by OpenAI are Jasmine Wang, Tomek Korbak, and Mikita Balesni, according to the WSJ.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“What has emerged is what I would call the upper-middle-class option,” principal consumer finance analyst Ted Rossman tells The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Glickman and Jasmine Li.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Jasmine and Darrell and Camille walk with me down Eighth Street, past the buildings with their paint faded by the sun, brick chipping away, birds singing their tunes.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
Authorities followed by imposing a ban on jasmines on Beijing florists and in the city’s flower markets.
From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2012
Freeways lead out of the rotting city core to the suburbs in the hills, where big S.U.V.’s hide behind foliage rich with jasmines and jacaranda.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2011
Flower gardens of roses, azaleas, jasmines, magnolias and camellias will delight them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Similar occurrences may be met with in labiates and jasmines, and in Erica hyemalis.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
And she is putting a garland of pure white jasmines round your head, in order to be your bride.
From The Cycle of Spring by Rabindranath Tagore
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