Jasmine is a climbing plant which has small white or yellow flowers with a pleasant smell.
jasmine in British English
(ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz-)
noun
1. 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
See also winter jasmine
2.
any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani (red jasmine)
3.
a light to moderate yellow colour
Word origin
C16: from Old French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsmīn
jasmine in American English
(ˈdʒæzmɪn; ˈdʒæsmɪn) or ˈjasmin (ˈdʒæzmɪn; ˈdʒæsmɪn)
noun
1.
any of a genus (Jasminum) of tropical and subtropical plants of the olive family, with fragrant flowers of yellow, red, or white, used in perfumes or for scenting tea
2.
any of several other similar plants with fragrant flowers, as yellow jasmine
Yellow winter jasmine can get itself in a real old tangle.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What is the best way to give white jasmine a haircut?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Serve with steamed jasmine rice on the side.
The Sun (2012)
Serve into bowls with steamed jasmine rice.
The Sun (2015)
Garnish with fresh coriander and serve with steamed jasmine rice.
The Sun (2013)
The room smells of jasmine, and tubs of avocado foot crème line the shelves.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Straight stalks of winter jasmine hung from the next, in lines of small yellow stars.
Diana Wynne Jones CHARMED LIFE (1977)
We got some jasmine tea, which was nice.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Jasmine blossom tea is still widely produced in China.
Wild, Anthony The East India Company Book of Tea (1994)
I can smell honeysuckle and jasmine from three fields away.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
True or common white jasmine.
Bloom, Adrian Winter Garden Glory (1993)
I've put a climbing jasmine plant along the back wall of the balcony.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A south wall provides shelter and supports roses, jasmine and honeysuckle.
Stickland, Sue Planning the Organic Herb Garden (1986)
This one gives off clouds of jasmine, roses, ginger and incense.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This body oil smells of jasmine and tobacco (in a good way).
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You might have encountered winter jasmine as a congested, freestanding little bun, clipped to within an inch of its life.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Q CAN you tell me why the buds on my jasmine plant have withered?
The Sun (2009)
HOW and when do I prune winter jasmine?
The Sun (2015)
Word lists with
jasmine
flower, shrub, yellow
In other languages
jasmine
British English: jasmine NOUN
Jasmine is a plant with small white or yellow flowers that have a pleasant smell.
American English: jasmine
Brazilian Portuguese: jasmim
Chinese: 茉莉
European Spanish: jazmín
French: jasmin
German: Jasmin
Italian: gelsomino
Japanese: ジャスミン
Korean: 재스민
European Portuguese: jasmim
Latin American Spanish: jazmín
All related terms of 'jasmine'
jasmine tea
dried tea leaves mixed with jasmine flowers
red jasmine
a fragrant shrub with fragrant flowers, also known as frangipani
Cape jasmine
a widely cultivated gardenia shrub , Gardenia jasminoides
night jasmine
a jasminelike, Indian shrub or small tree, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis , of the verbena family, having fragrant , white and orange flowers that bloom at night
star jasmine
a shrubby , evergreen vine , Trachelospermum jasminoides , of the dogbane family, native to China , having small clusters of fragrant , white flowers, often cultivated as an ornamental
winter jasmine
a jasmine shrub , Jasminum nudiflorum, widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers
yellow jasmine
a climbing shrub , Gelsemium sempervirens, of the southeastern US, having fragrant funnel-shaped yellow flowers: family Loganiaceae
Madagascar jasmine
a Madagascan twining , woody vine, Stephanotis floribunda , of the milkweed family, having waxy-white, fragrant flowers