jasmine
any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery.
any of several other plants having similar fragrant flowers, as the Carolina jessamine.
a pale-yellow color.
Origin of jasmine
1- Also jessamine.
Other words from jasmine
- jasmined, adjective
- jas·mine·like, adjective
Words Nearby jasmine
Other definitions for Jasmine (2 of 2)
a female given name.
- Also Jasmin, Jas·mi·na [jaz-muh-nuh, jas-]. /ˈdʒæz mə nə, ˈdʒæs-/.
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How to use jasmine in a sentence
Potted and hanging plants or even ivy, jasmine or roses grown against a wall are all good choices.
She constantly cried, and rarely slept, meaning Acebo rarely slept, “awakened by jasmine’s gasping and choking,” the family’s lawyer wrote at the time.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublicaWhen jasmine was 13, she, Acebo and her 70-year-old grandmother were living in Acebo’s 993-square-foot childhood home in Hollywood, Florida.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublica“I will care for her until the day the good Lord takes her home,” said Acebo, a single mother living with her parents when jasmine, her first child, was born.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublicaAs her lifeblood drained away, so too did any chance for jasmine having a normal life.
When Births Go Horribly Wrong, Florida Protects Doctors and Forces Families to Pay the Price | by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald | April 8, 2021 | ProPublica
Blue jasmine touched on this a bit, but as a New Yorker, how do you feel about the state of New York City?
Woody Allen on ‘Magic in the Moonlight,’ the Crisis in Gaza, and Those Allegations | Marlow Stern | July 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll that grows now is a beautiful double jasmine of which I have bowls full every day, and zinnias, ugly and useful.
Barker: I think that Woody was also surprised that Blue jasmine did as well as it did because it was so dark.
Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard on Woody Allen and the State of Indie Film | Richard Porton | May 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll the flowers which he saw were Hindu: the champa, keora, and jasmine.
Bear with me, but the whole thing had a Blue jasmine-like quality to it.
Lindsay Lohan’s Reality Show Is the Most Stressful Thing on TV | Kevin Fallon | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBarillet describes the growing of the common jasmine near Constantinople.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Before we got up to go, large wreaths of jasmine were hung round our necks, and small ones round our wrists.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThe door opened; a glow of intimate yellow light was diffused over the jasmine and roses, and a woman's figure showed.
The Rake's Progress | Marjorie BowenThe latter is a fragrant yellow-colored water, prepared from gillyflower, jasmine, and flor de mistela (Talinum umbellatum).
Little Emily leaned over her mother for a kiss, then turned to touch caressingly the golden bells of the jasmine.
British Dictionary definitions for jasmine
/ (ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz-) /
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
any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani (red jasmine)
a light to moderate yellow colour
Origin of jasmine
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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