star jasmine

American  

noun

1. a shrubby, evergreen vine, Trachelospermum jasminoides, of the dogbane family, native to China, having small clusters of fragrant, white flowers, often cultivated as an ornamental.

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Example Sentences

Taking inspiration from L.A. beaches, the candle’s notes include palm and avocado leaf, star jasmine and magnolia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2023

Alternately, there are decorative vines that can adhere to walls, such as star jasmine, evergreen clematis and royal trumpet.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2022

Beneath their gently waving fronds lie beds of fragrant star jasmine and flowering ice plant.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tropical bougainvillaea, poinsettia and fragrant star jasmine bloom effortlessly on every patch of earth, and each morning begins with the cacophonous chorus of the loud local birds.

From Time Magazine Archive

Her mourning gown of lustreless, thin black silk fitted perfectly the curves of her finely moulded figure, and at her throat she had fastened a spray of white star jasmine.

From A Speckled Bird by Wilson, Augusta J. Evans