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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
“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
As Kidd looks around and watches strangers become friends over a sniff of musk or jasmine, he reflects on part of the magic of the Smellers Club and other fragrance communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
The smell of jasmine has turned to kerosene.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Fashion business owner Jasmine, 27, said she had been attracted to 21-year-old Kavan's "aura" when speaking to Maya during the final.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Democrat Frederick Haynes III, who is running to replace Rep. Jasmine Crockett in her Dallas district, is the sole potential incoming member who has not filed a financial disclosure.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Times staff writers Clara Harter and Jasmine Mendez contributed to this report.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
Jasmine doesn’t have anything to say to that, so we keep walking, taking turns shouting Sandy’s name.
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
On the side tables stood bouquets of elders and jasmines whose fragrance filled the entire room.
From Whirlpools A Novel of Modern Poland by Sienkiewicz, Henryk
The very althæas, and lilacs, and clambering jasmines in the dooryard and the large trees that lent shade to a lawn alongside, bespoke the chronological superiority of the place.
From The Faith Doctor A Story of New York by Eggleston, Edward
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
