- Jasminum Sambac
- Jasmine Jas"mine, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. y[=a]sm[=i]n,
Pers. y[=a]sm[=i]n; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf.
{Jessamine}.] (Bot.)
A shrubby plant of the genus {Jasminum}, bearing flowers of a
peculiarly fragrant odor. The {Jasminum officinale}, common
in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian
jasmine is {Jasminum Sambac}, and, with {Jasminum
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}.]
[1913 Webster]
{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
