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单词 sampaguita
释义 sampaguita, n.|sæmpəˈgiːtə|
[a. Filipino Sp. sampaguita, dim. of Tagalog sampaga Arabian jasmine.]
A local name in the Philippines for the Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac; the flowers of this tree.
1902Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 667/1 Valuable essential oils are obtained from the flowers of the ilangilang, sampaguita, and champaca.1966Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 25 Oct. (1970) 434 There were more ‘Blue Ladies’—Mrs. Marcos' hostess committee—with fragrant leis of sampaguita for each of the First Ladies.1980N.Y. Times 7 Sept. x. 7/1 In busy commercial districts where brightly painted minibuses called jeepneys ply, sampaguita leis are hawked by young vendors.
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