jasmine

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English

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A 19th-century watercolour of the wild jasmine (Jasminum laurifolium) from the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings, National Museum of Singapore
The winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)

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Etymology

Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), from Persian یاسمین (yâsamin), یاسمن (yâsaman).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪn

Noun

jasmine (countable and uncountable, plural jasmines)

  1. Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
  2. The perfume obtained from these plants.
  3. Any of several not closely related plants having a similar perfume.
  4. A yellow colour.
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