jasmine

/ˈdʒæzmən/

/ˈdʒæzmɪn/

Other forms: jasmines

Definitions of jasmine

1. noun

   any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
   types:

   Jasminum mesnyi, primrose jasmine

   evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China

   Jasminum nudiflorum, winter jasmine

   deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers

   Jasminum officinale, common jasmine, jessamine, true jasmine

   a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea

   Arabian jasmine, Jasminum sambac

   East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers

   type of:

   bush, shrub

   a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems