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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

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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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Example Sentences

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The side serving of jasmine rice and roti was the perfect antidote to the addictive lingering spice hit.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

In spring, the trail is fragrant with jasmine and pine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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 air is fragrant with jasmine and myrtle and citrus.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Both feature her daughter, dancer and choreographer Jasmine Albuquerque, who also performed in “The Sea Is Within Me,” staged live at Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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

DIY influencer Jasmine Gurney has documented an impressive and exhausting sounding list of tasks on Instagram.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Jasmine Li is a reporter covering banks and finance for The Wall Street Journal in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Maybe he even could’ve helped me figure out if I like Jasmine in the same way.

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

At the head of the casket was a massive floral cross, nearly six feet in height, and composed of marguerites, carnations, cape jasmines, roses, and lilies-of-the-valley, all in white.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Henry M. Hunt

"You know she preferred 'Grand Dukes' and Cape jasmines, so we will keep some in front of the portrait, and once a week we must see that no dust collects here."

From A Speckled Bird by Augusta J. Evans Wilson

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