Definition of Jasmene
Jas"mine (?), n. [F. jasmin, Sp.
jazmin, Ar. yāsmīn, Pers.
yāsmīn; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino.
Cf. Jessamine.] (Bot.) A shrubby plant of the
genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor.
The J. officinale, common in the south of Europe, bears white
flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and, with J.
angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false
jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium).
Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as
species of Calotropis and Faramea. [Written also
jessamine.]
Cape jasmine, or Cape
jessamine, the Gardenia florida, a shrub with
fragrant white flowers, a native of China, and hardy in the Southern
United States.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers
- the perfume obtained from these plants
- any of several unrelated plants having a similar perfume
- a yellow colour
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