jasmine
any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery.
any of several other plants having similar fragrant flowers, as the Carolina jessamine.
a pale-yellow color.
Origin of jasmine
1- Also jessamine.
Other words from jasmine
- jasmined, adjective
- jas·mine·like, adjective
Other definitions for Jasmine (2 of 2)
a female given name.
- Also Jasmin, Jas·mi·na [jaz-muh-nuh, jas-]. /ˈdʒæz mə nə, ˈdʒæs-/.
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How to use jasmine in a sentence
One of us – Jasmin – is a home care worker in the Cleveland area.
Care Providers Fight for $15 and a Union | Jasmin Almodovar, Shirley Thompson | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJasmin helps her transfer in and out of her wheelchair, get dressed, and bathe.
Care Providers Fight for $15 and a Union | Jasmin Almodovar, Shirley Thompson | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sniper was identified as Muhammad Awaaad Ahmad al-Muhammadi, sometimes known as Muhammad Issa Abdullah Abu Jasmin.
Why Was My Son Killed in Fallujah—and His Murderer Set Free? | Michael Daly | January 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJasmin had already shown the Parisians that real poetry of a high order could be written in a patois.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerThe young Marquise had gone into the garden of Cellamare, and sat beneath an arbor of jasmin, reading her favorite poet Tasso.
The jasmin is collected as soon as possible after it blooms.
The tuberose is planted in rows in a similar way to the jasmin.
At any rate, find me the person who scents himself or herself with Huile de Jasmin, and you will be on the right road.
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor | Mary E. Hanshew and Thomas W. Hanshew
British Dictionary definitions for jasmine
/ (ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz-) /
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
any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani (red jasmine)
a light to moderate yellow colour
Origin of jasmine
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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