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[syn: common jasmine, true jasmine, jessamine, Jasminum officinale]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jasmine \Jas"mine\, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar.
y[=a]sm[imac]n, Pers. y[=a]sm[imac]n; cf. It. gesmino,
gelsomino. Cf. Jessamine.] (Bot.)
A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of a
peculiarly fragrant odor. The Jasminum officinale, common
in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian
jasmine is Jasminum Sambac, and, with Jasminum
angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false
jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium).
Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies,
as species of Calotropis and Faramea. [Written also
jessamine.]
[1913 Webster]
Cape jasmine, or Cape jessamine, the Gardenia florida,
a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China,
and hardy in the Southern United States.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jessamine \Jes"sa*mine\, n. (Bot.)
Same as Jasmine.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
jessamine
n 1: a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or
red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: common
jasmine, true jasmine, jessamine, Jasminum
officinale]
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Jessamine -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000): 39041
Housing Units (2000): 14646
Land area (2000): 173.132935 sq. miles (448.412225 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.319831 sq. miles (3.418347 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 174.452766 sq. miles (451.830572 sq. km)
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 37.879166 N, 84.587109 W
Headwords:
Jessamine
Jessamine, KY
Jessamine County
Jessamine County, KY