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jessamine
(mass) | jessamine
- jasmín |
jessamine
(encz) | jessamine,jasmín n: Zdeněk Brož |
jessamine
(gcide) | 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.]
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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.
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Jessamine
(gcide) | Jessamine \Jes"sa*mine\, n. (Bot.)
Same as Jasmine.
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jessamine
(wn) | jessamine
n 1: a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or
red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea [syn: {common
jasmine}, true jasmine, jessamine, {Jasminum
officinale}] |
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day jessamine
(encz) | day jessamine, n: |
night jessamine
(encz) | night jessamine, n: |
yellow jessamine
(encz) | yellow jessamine, n: |
Cape jessamine
(gcide) | 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.]
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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]Cape \Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.
L. caput heat, end, point. See Chief.]
A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast
into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.
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Cape buffalo (Zool.) a large and powerful buffalo of South
Africa (Bubalus Caffer). It is said to be the most
dangerous wild beast of Africa. See Buffalo, 2.
Cape jasmine, Cape jessamine. See Jasmine.
Cape pigeon (Zool.), a petrel (Daptium Capense) common
off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a
pigeon.
Cape wine, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]
The Cape, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of
the southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn,
and, in New England, of Cape Cod.
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Jessamine
(gcide) | 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.
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blue jessamine
(wn) | blue jessamine
n 1: climber of southern United States having bluish-purple
flowers [syn: blue jasmine, blue jessamine, {curly
clematis}, marsh clematis, Clematis crispa] |
cape jessamine
(wn) | cape jessamine
n 1: evergreen shrub widely cultivated for its large fragrant
waxlike white flowers and glossy leaves [syn: {cape
jasmine}, cape jessamine, Gardenia jasminoides,
Gardenia augusta] |
day jessamine
(wn) | day jessamine
n 1: West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-
shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day [syn: {day
jessamine}, Cestrum diurnum] |
night jessamine
(wn) | night jessamine
n 1: West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-
shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
[syn: night jasmine, night jessamine, {Cestrum
nocturnum}] |
yellow jessamine
(wn) | yellow jessamine
n 1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United
States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn:
yellow jasmine, yellow jessamine, Carolina jasmine,
evening trumpet flower, Gelsemium sempervirens] |
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