jasmine

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a shrub or climbing plant of the genus Jasminum, known for its fragrant white or yellow flowers

   Jasmine climbed around the window and filled the room with fragrance.

2. 2
   noun

   a sweet floral scent or perfume obtained from jasmine flowers

   The soap had a delicate jasmine fragrance.

Appears in

From French jasmin, through Arabic yāsamīn from Persian yāsaman, the name of the fragrant flowering plant. English adopted the word in the sixteenth century; its perfume sense follows directly from the flowers' characteristic scent.

Topics

External links

• Google Images
• Cambridge Dictionary
• Wiktionary