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• jasmine
  jasmine

  noun

  any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery.
• Jasmine
  Jasmine

  noun

  a female given name.

jasmine

¹ American  

[jaz-min, jas-] / ˈdʒæz mɪn, ˈdʒæs- /

noun

• jasmines
  plural

1. any of numerous shrubs or vines belonging to the genus Jasminum, of the olive family, having fragrant flowers and used in perfumery.

2. any of several other plants having similar fragrant flowers, as the Carolina jessamine.

3. a pale-yellow color.

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Jasmine ² American  

[jaz-min, jas-] / ˈdʒæz mɪn, ˈdʒæs- /

Also Jasmin,

noun

1. a female given name.

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jasmine British  

/ ˈdʒæsmɪn, ˈdʒæz- /

noun

1. 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

2. any of several other fragrant shrubs with fragrant flowers, such as the Cape jasmine, yellow jasmine, and frangipani ( red jasmine )

3. a light to moderate yellow colour

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• jasmined
  adjective
• jasminelike
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• jasmines
  plural

Etymology

Origin of jasmine

1555–65; < Middle French jasmin, variant of jassemin < Arabic yās ( a ) mīn < Persian yāsman, yāsmin

Example Sentences

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In spring, the trail is fragrant with jasmine and pine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

This creates a built-in sauce to serve with, so all you need is jasmine rice or creamy mashed potatoes to catch the saucy goodness.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

Announced last week in a post on Instagram, the drink was described as a “clarified tonic” with coconut water, jasmine tea, raw honey, holy basil, anise hyssop, green cardamom, white grape juice and coconut milk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

The beds are dotted with scented flowers such as honeysuckle, jasmine and lavender, and textured foliage and grasses that patients can touch and smell from their beds.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

Leo’s nose was assaulted by good smells—cedar, juniper, jasmine, peaches, and fresh herbs.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

As Jasmine Beverley, mother of stillborn Sunny told him: "I trusted you. I have to live with that."

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

What began as the occasional parent ride-along to a job interview coming out of the Covid era is now full-on career “co-piloting,” said Jasmine Escalera, head career coach at résumé templates service Zety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Jasmine Karipayeva, 27 from Kazakhstan, decided to have blepharoplasty -- surgery to remove skin from the eyelids -- after "coming across a video on TikTok", lured by low prices and pictures of professional-looking surgery.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Staff writer Jasmine Mendez contributed to this article.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Jasmine nudges my arm, so I say, “I didn’t mean to.”

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

Authorities followed by imposing a ban on jasmines on Beijing florists and in the city’s flower markets.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2012

Freeways lead out of the rotting city core to the suburbs in the hills, where big S.U.V.’s hide behind foliage rich with jasmines and jacaranda.

From New York Times ● May 16, 2011

Flower gardens of roses, azaleas, jasmines, magnolias and camellias will delight them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ruis, I caught a butterfly, it was like a winged acacia, and I gathered the jasmines you like, and waited, but you did not come.

From A Transient Guest and Other Episodes by Saltus, Edgar

It is obtained from the fruit of the Olea Europea, one of the jasmines, which grows throughout Southern Europe and Northern Africa and other tropical countries.

From Friction, Lubrication and the Lubricants in Horology by Lewis, William T.