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Cape jasmine

American  

noun

  1. the common gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides.


Cape jasmine British  

noun

  1. a widely cultivated gardenia shrub, Gardenia jasminoides See gardenia

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Orange-trees were evidently favourite rendezvous; and a row of flower-sellers had established themselves in front of a hedge of scarlet hibiscus and double Cape jasmine.

From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie

"More than ever like one of my Cape jasmine stars," thinks old Brightie.

From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886 by Peters, Charles

In the South, Cape jasmine, in the Far West, the golden California poppies and carnations, are beautiful to use.

From Entertaining Made Easy by Burt, Emily Rose

Cuttings of Cape jasmine may be rooted in the same way.

From Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition by Burkett, Charles William

The air was rich with the fragrance of the magnolia and Cape jasmine, and glad with music and soft and merry voices.

From Waring's Peril by King, Charles