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Word

jasmine

Phoneticsjas·mine

US/ˈdʒæzmən/

UK/dʒˈæzmɪn/

Definitions

01the plant

B1

n. a plant or bush that has small flowers with a very strong, pleasant smell.

n. any of various shrubs or vines in the genus Jasminum, typically bearing fragrant white or yellow flowers.

“The white jasmine climbed up the garden wall, filling the air with its scent.”

“The gardener recommended planting jasmine near the patio so that its evening fragrance would be most noticeable to guests.”

02scent or flavouring

B1 · Cooking

n. the smell of jasmine flowers, or the dried flowers used to flavour tea.

n. the fragrance derived from jasmine flowers, or the flowers themselves used as a culinary or aromatic additive.

“I usually drink green tea with jasmine in the afternoon.”

“The perfumer used a base of jasmine and sandalwood to create a scent that was both floral and earthy.”

Synonyms

Etymology

From French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn), from Classical Persian یاسمین (yāsamīn), from earlier یاسمن (yāsaman), from Middle Persian yʾsmn' (yāsaman).

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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