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jas·mine \ˈjazmə̇n sometimes ˈjas- or ˈjaas-\ noun or jes·sa·mine \ˈjes(ə)mə̇n\; also jas·min \like jasmine\ (-s) Etymology: French jasmin, from Arabic yāsamīn (colloq. yāsmīn), from Persian 1. a. (1) : any of numerous usually limber and often climbing shrubs of temperate and warm regions that constitute the genus Jasminum and usually have extremely fragrant flowers (2) usually jessamine : a tall-climbing semievergreen Asiatic shrub (J. officinale) with slender shoots and fragrant white flowers from which a perfume is extracted b. : any of numerous other plants having sweet-scented flowers — usually used with preceding qualifier < cape jasmine > < red jasmine > c. usually jessamine : yellow jessamine 2 d. : matrimony vine 2. a. : a perfume having an odor like that of jasmine b. : a constituent of such a perfume consisting of jasmine oil or a formulated preparation with a similar odor 3. : a light yellow that is greener, lighter, and stronger than average maize, redder, stronger, and slightly lighter than popcorn, and redder and slightly deeper than chrome lemon — compare butter yellow [jasmine 1a] |