jasmine : Idioms & Phrases

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arabian jasmine

  • noun East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers
    Jasminum sambac.
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blue jasmine

  • noun climber of southern United States having bluish-purple flowers
    blue jessamine; curly clematis; Clematis crispa; marsh clematis.
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cape jasmine

  • noun evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves
    Gardenia jasminoides; Gardenia augusta; cape jessamine.
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Cape jasmine, Cape jassamine

  • . See Jasmine.
Webster 1913

Cape jasmine, ∨ Cape jessamine

  • the Gardenia florida, a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China, and hardy in the Southern United States.
Webster 1913

carolina jasmine

  • noun poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
    Gelsemium sempervirens; yellow jessamine; Carolina jasmine; evening trumpet flower.
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cayenne jasmine

  • noun commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
    rose periwinkle; old maid; Madagascar periwinkle; periwinkle; red periwinkle; Cape periwinkle; Catharanthus roseus; Vinca rosea.
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chilean jasmine

  • noun woody vine of Argentina grown as an ornamental for its glossy leaves and racemes of large fragrant funnel-shaped creamy-white flowers
    Mandevilla laxa.
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common jasmine

  • noun a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
    jessamine; Jasminum officinale; common jasmine.
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confederate jasmine

  • noun evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
    confederate jasmine; Trachelospermum jasminoides.
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crape jasmine

  • noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
    coffee rose; East Indian rosebay; crepe gardenia; Nero's crown; crape jasmine; Tabernaemontana divaricate; pinwheel flower; Adam's apple.
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crepe jasmine

  • noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
    coffee rose; East Indian rosebay; crepe gardenia; Nero's crown; crape jasmine; Tabernaemontana divaricate; pinwheel flower; Adam's apple.
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jasmine tobacco

  • noun South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers
    Nicotiana alata; flowering tobacco.
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madagascar jasmine

  • noun twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions
    waxflower; Stephanotis floribunda.
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night jasmine

  • noun West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
    Cestrum nocturnum; night jessamine.
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primrose jasmine

  • noun evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China
    Jasminum mesnyi.
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star jasmine

  • noun evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers
    confederate jasmine; Trachelospermum jasminoides.
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true jasmine

  • noun a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea
    jessamine; Jasminum officinale; common jasmine.
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west indian jasmine

  • noun tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers
    Plumeria alba; pagoda tree.
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winter jasmine

  • noun deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers
    Jasminum nudiflorum.
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yellow jasmine

  • noun poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
    Gelsemium sempervirens; yellow jessamine; Carolina jasmine; evening trumpet flower.
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