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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024jas•mine /ˈdʒæzmɪn, ˈdʒæs-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologya shrub or vine of the olive family, having sweet-smelling flowers used in perfumes and teas.
- a pale yellow color.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024jas•mine ( jaz′min, jas′-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery.
- Plant Biologyany of several other plants having similar fragrant flowers, as the Carolina jessamine.
- a pale-yellow color.
Also, jessamine. - Persian yāsman, yāsmin
- Arabic yās(a)mīn
- Middle French jasmin, variant of jassemin
- 1555–65
a female given name. Also, Jas′min, Jas•mi•na ( jaz′mə nə, jas′-).USA pronunciation
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: jasmine /ˈdʒæsmɪn ˈdʒæz-/ n
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- any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani (red jasmine)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsmīn |