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.
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
1555–65; < Middle French jasmin, variant of jassemin < Arabic yās ( a ) mīn < Persian yāsman, yāsmin
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In spring, the trail is fragrant with jasmine and pine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
This creates a built-in sauce to serve with, so all you need is jasmine rice or creamy mashed potatoes to catch the saucy goodness.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Announced last week in a post on Instagram, the drink was described as a “clarified tonic” with coconut water, jasmine tea, raw honey, holy basil, anise hyssop, green cardamom, white grape juice and coconut milk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 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
He laughed and kissed her softly, breathing in jasmine and coconut.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
Jasmine Karipayeva, 27 from Kazakhstan, decided to have blepharoplasty -- surgery to remove skin from the eyelids -- after "coming across a video on TikTok", lured by low prices and pictures of professional-looking surgery.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Staff writer Jasmine Mendez contributed to this article.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Rep. Jasmine Crockett and former astronaut Terry Virts in their unsuccessful Senate runs.
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Blanchett has won two Oscars in her storied career - first for her portrayal of Katherine Hepburn in The Aviator and then for her role in Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
But Jasmine only shakes her head again and says she’s going to find Breanna.
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
Many of these bore flowers resembling tulips, acacias, jasmines, etc.
From Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant by Mattson, Hans
Mingled with the trees are lemons, limes, pomegranates, Cape jasmines, and a species of wild heliotrope, fragrant as the morning.
From Due South or Cuba Past and Present by Ballou, Maturin Murray
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