| 单词 | arabian jasmine |
| 释义 | > as lemmasArabian jasmine Arabian jasmine n. [after post-classical Latin Iasminum Arabicum (M. Caccini 1606, in C. Clusius Curae posteriores (1611) 3; compare earlier Gelsiminum Arabicum ( P. Alpinus De Plantis Ægypti Liber (1592) 29))] a tall evergreen climbing shrub, Jasminum sambac (family Oleaceae), probably of Asian origin but widely naturalized elsewhere, which has dark glossy leaves and clusters of sweetly fragrant white flowers; (also) the scent of these flowers; a perfume obtained from these flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > fragrant plants or plants used in perfumery > [noun] > trees or shrubs > other trees or shrubs lignum aloesc1400 lign-aloes1611 Arabian jasmine1682 ylang-ylang1876 1682 S. Gilbert Florists Vade-mecum 132 Springa, sive Gelsiminum Arabicum, the double white Pipe-tree, or Arabian Jasmine, in this Month begins to flower. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Kalendar 153 Plants in flower in the Green-House and Stove... Oranges, Lemons,..Ilex-leav'd Jasmine, and Arabian Jasmine, [etc.]. 1835 J. H. Ingraham South-West I. xxii. 231 I observed..the dark foliaged Arabian jasmine silvered with its opulently-leaved flowers redolent of the sweetest perfume. 1962 ‘Bryher’ Heart to Artemis 117 I inhaled the studio turpentine as if it were Arabian jasmine. 2011 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 25 Mar. (Features section) 16 The combination of Arabian jasmine underlined by gardenia is powerful, yet subtle, and they are both complemented by sweet notes of patchouli and honey. < as lemmas |
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