Arabian jasmine

noun

1. a climbing shrub, Jasminum sambac, of India, having hairy branches and very fragrant white flowers that turn purple with age, used in making jasmine tea; sampaguita.

Example Sentences

Today it teems with Arabian jasmine, turmeric and coffee plants.

From New York Times

The Arabian jasmine recalls the garden plants of Obama’s native Hawaii; the chrysanthemum is the official flower of Chicago; and the African lily, or agapanthus, an allusion to his Kenyan forebears.

From Washington Post

The principal among them are the Arabian jasmine, jasminum sambac, and the Cape jasmine, jasminum fragrans.

From Project Gutenberg

Between two little walls of verdure, covered with Arabian jasmine and odorous creepers, could be seen, in the horizon, the sea and the hills of the other islands.

From Project Gutenberg

The flower markets blaze with many-coloured roses, tons of gardenias and a wealth of white heavy-scented flowers, such as tuberoses and Arabian jasmine.

From Project Gutenberg