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Meaning of JASMINE

Pronunciation:  'jazmin

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
 
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 See Also: Arabian jasmine, bush, common jasmine, genus Jasminum, Jasminum, Jasminum mesnyi, Jasminum nudiflorum, Jasminum officinale, Jasminum sambac, jessamine, primrose jasmine, shrub, true jasmine, winter jasmine

 

 

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Jasmine
The focus of this novel is the impact contacts with various Americans, in Florida, New York City, Iowa, and California, have on a recent Indian immigrant.

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Jas"mine\, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar. y[=a]sm[=i]n,
Pers. y[=a]sm[=i]n; cf. It. gesmino, gelsomino. Cf.
{Jessamine}.] (Bot.)
A shrubby plant of the genus {Jasminum}, bearing flowers of a
peculiarly fragrant odor. The {J. officinale}, common in the
south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is
{J. Sambac}, and, with {J. 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}.]
{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.
 
Dream Dictionary
 
 Definition: Seeing jasmine in your dream means love and protection. It is also an indication of short-lived pleasures.
 

 

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