English Explanatory Dictionary

jasmine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
  2. The perfume obtained from these plants.
  3. Any of several not closely related plants having a similar perfume.
  4. A yellow colour.
name
  1. A female given name from Persian.
  2. A surname from Persian.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒæzmən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-jasmine.wav

Word forms

jasmine jasmines jessamine jasmin jessamin jassamine jessemin Jazmin Jazmine

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Persian yʾsmn' Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor. Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor. French jasminbor. English jasmine Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn).

Related words

Arabian jasmine mogra pikake jasmine tea chameli jessamine motia Jessamy Jessamyn Yasmin Yasmina Yasmine Yasmeen

Derived words

Arabian jasmine bastard jasmine blue jasmine Brazilian jasmine bush jasmine Cape jasmine Carolina jasmine Catalan jasmine Catalonian jasmine cayenne jasmine Chilean jasmine climbing jasmine common jasmine confederate jasmine crepe jasmine crape jasmine day jasmine double jasmine ground jasmine Italian jasmine Japanese star jasmine Jasmine jasmined jasminelike jasmine rice jasmine tea jasminy jasmone jasmonic Madagascar jasmine night-blooming jasmine night-flowering jasmine night jasmine orange jasmine poet's jasmine primrose jasmine red jasmine rock jasmine royal jasmine sambac jasmine Spanish jasmine star jasmine tree jasmine true jasmine Tuscan jasmine West Indian jasmine white jasmine willow-leaved jasmine winter jasmine yellow jasmine

Translations

Polish: jaśmin
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