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• jasmine
  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
  Jasmine

  noun

  a female given name.

jasmine

¹ American  

[jaz-min, jas-] / ˈdʒæz mɪn, ˈdʒæs- /

noun

• jasmines
  plural

1. any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery.

2. any of several other plants having similar fragrant flowers, as the Carolina jessamine.

3. a pale-yellow color.

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Jasmine ² American  

[jaz-min, jas-] / ˈdʒæz mɪn, ˈdʒæs- /

Also Jasmin,

noun

1. a female given name.

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jasmine British  

/ ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz- /

noun

1. 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

2. any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani ( red jasmine )

3. a light to moderate yellow colour

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• jasmined
  adjective
• jasminelike
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• jasmines
  plural

Etymology

Origin of jasmine

1555–65; < Middle French jasmin, variant of jassemin < Arabic yās ( a ) mīn < Persian yāsman, yāsmin

Example Sentences

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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 Aire Sutileza Elixir is floral, fresh and earthy, featuring notes of pear, lemon, jasmine sambac, vetiver, sandalwood and musk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Taisin lifted the warm teacup in her hands, inhaling the scent of jasmine flowers.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

Jasmine Basran, head of policy at Crisis, said the charity welcomed the announcement and believed an end to rough sleeping was possible.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

He accused Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas last September of using “street verbiage” in her frequent criticisms of Trump.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, who lost the primary for U.S.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Along with Al Fayed’s widow, Heini Wathén-Fayed, the executors are two of the couple’s children, Camilla Fayed and Jasmine Fayed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

I don’t know if I’d rather try to hide for the entire day, or if I want to march right up to Jasmine and the others to set the record straight.

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

Thus trimerous fuchsias and tetramerous jasmines may frequently be met with, and Turpin describes a tetramerous flower of Cobæa scandens.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters

Not since he had left the oleanders and jasmines of New Orleans had he smelled such delicious odours as those of sea-girdled Havre.

From Fairfax and His Pride by Marie Van Vorst