Cape jasmine

American  

noun

1. the common gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides.

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Cape jasmine British  

noun

1. a widely cultivated gardenia shrub, Gardenia jasminoides See gardenia

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Example Sentences

Since Linnaeus did not take Colden's suggestion for the plant, she lost the honor of naming a new discovery for a colleague — Peter Ellis named a different plant in Garden's honor: Gardenia jasminodies, the cape jasmine or gardenia.

From Salon

He compiled an inventory of Mrs. Grant’s favorite plants — a cape jasmine gardenia, sweet olive, daisies, blackberries.

From New York Times

The principal among them are the Arabian jasmine, jasminum sambac, and the Cape jasmine, jasminum fragrans.

From Project Gutenberg

The air was heavy with the scent of orange blossom, cape jasmine, and frangipani.

From Project Gutenberg

She sat in her husband's easy chair, her head pillowed on his dressing gown, where a fresh Cape jasmine gleamed, and over her lap flowed the yellowed lace of Marcia's christening robe, half hiding the baby shoes of white kid.

From Project Gutenberg