JAS'MIN

JAS'MINE, noun [It is sometimes written in English jessamine.]

A plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing beautiful flowers. There are several species. The common white jasmin is a climbing shrub, rising on supports 15 or 20 feet high. The name is also given to several plants of different genera; as the Arabian jasmin of the genus Nyctanthes; the bastard jasmin of the genus Cestrum, and also of the genus Lycium; the Persian jasmin of the genus Syringa; the red jasmin of the genus Plumeria; the scarlet and yellow jasmin of the genus Bignonia, etc.