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jessamine 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɛsəmɪn] n. 茉莉属;茉莉香水;乳色 茉莉属;茉莉香水;乳色 jessamine n 1: a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [ synonym: { common jasmine}, { true jasmine}, { jessamine}, { Jasminum officinale}] Jasmine \ Jas" mine\, n. [ F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. y[= a] sm[ imac] n, Pers. y[= a] sm[ imac] n; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf. { Jessamine}.] ( Bot.) A shrubby plant of the genus { Jasminum}, bearing flowers of a peculiarly fragrant odor. The { Jasminum officinale}, common in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is { Jasminum Sambac}, and, with { Jasminum angustifolia}, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false jasmine in the { Gelseminum sempervirens} ( see { Gelsemium}). Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of { Calotropis} and { Faramea}. [ Written also { jessamine}.] [ 1913 Webster] { Cape jasmine}, or { Cape jessamine}, the { Gardenia florida}, a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China, and hardy in the Southern United States. [ 1913 Webster]
Jessamine \ Jes" sa* mine\, n. ( Bot.) Same as { Jasmine}. [ 1913 Webster]
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